List of museums in Prince Edward Island
Introduction This '''list of museums in Prince Edward Island''' contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Name Town/City County Type Summary Acadian Museum  Miscouche  Prince  Ethnic   website, Acadian history and culture, operated by the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation Alberton Museum  Alberton  Prince  Local history   website, local history Anne of Green Gables Museum  Park Corner (near Cavendish)  Queens    Historic house   website (Internet Archive), known as "Silver Bush", 19th century home of the aunt and uncle of author Lucy Maud Montgomery; see also:  new website Basin Head Fisheries Museum  Souris    Kings   Maritime    website Beaconsfield Historic House  Charlottetown  Queens   Historic house    website, late 19th century Victorian mansion Bedeque Area Historical Museum  Bedeque and Area  Prince  Local history   website, operated by the Bedeque Area Historical SOciety Bideford Parsonage Museum  Bideford  Prince  Historic house   website, late 19th century Victorian parsonage, where author Lucy Maud Montgomery boarded while teaching at the local school Bishop's Machine Shop Museum  Summerside  Prince  History    website, historic machine shop and tools, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties Cape Bear Lighthouse & Marconi Museum  Murray Harbour    Kings   Maritime    website, lighthouse, replica of the Cape Bear Marconi Station and local history Car Life Museum  Bonshaw  Queens  Automotive    Facebook site, restored cars and farm machinery Confederation Centre Art Gallery  Charlottetown  Queens  Art   An art museum that forms a part of the Confederation Centre of the Arts Ellerslie Shellfish Museum  Bideford  Prince  Natural history   Facebook site, area shellfish industry Elmira Railway Museum  Elmira  Kings   Railway    website, island's railway heritage Eptek Art & Culture Centre  Summerside  Prince  Multiple    website, changing art, science, culture and history exhibits Fantazmagoric Museum of the Strange and Unusual  Cavendish  Queens  Amusement    information Farmers' Bank of Rustico  Rustico  Queens  History   Local history, located in a former rural bank, also adjacent pioneer Doucet House Garden of the Gulf Museum  Montague   Kings   History   information,  information, local history Green Gables  Park Corner (near Cavendish)  Queens  Farm  19th century farm and house that was the setting for the ''Anne of Green Gables'' novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery Green Park Shipbuilding Museum  Port Hill    Prince   Maritime    website, shipbuilding industry and 19th century shipbuilder's Yeo House International Fox Museum  Summerside  Prince  Industry    website, area fox farming industry, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties Keir Memorial Museum  Malpeque  Prince  Local history   website, operated by the Malpeque Historical Society Kensington Veterans Memorial Museum  Kensington  Prince  Military   information, adjacent to the Royal Canadian Legion, includes uniforms, medals, hand weapons, flags, photographs and maps Lennox Island Mi'kmaq Cultural Centre  Lennox Island  Prince  First Nations   website, history and culture of the Mi'kmaq  Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace  New London  Queens   Biographical   website, mid 19th century period home with memorabilia and artifacts of author Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Museum  Park Corner (near Cavendish)  Queens   Biographical   website, mid 19th century period family home of author Lucy Maud Montgomery, known as "Ingleside" Lucy Maud Montgomery School Museum  Lower Bedeque  Prince  Education   information, re-creation of the one room schoolhouse where author Lucy Maud Montgomery taught Macnaught History Centre  Summerside  Prince   History   website, local history, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties North Cape Wind Energy Interpretive Centre  North Cape  Prince  Multiple   website, wind energy, local history and culture, natural history Orwell Corner Historic Village  Orwell  Queens  Open air    website, 1890s village, includes PEI Agricultural Heritage Museum Prince Edward Island Potato Museum  O'Leary  Prince  Agriculture    website, history of the potato, potato farming, agriculture equipment, barn, chapel, schoolhouse, local history Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame & Museum  Summerside  Prince  Sports    website Prince Edward Island Regimental Museum  Charlottetown  Queens  Military  History of The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) Province House National Historic Site  Charlottetown  Queens  History  Birthplace of Canadian Confederation and the seat of Prince Edward Island's provincial legislature since 1847 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cavendish  Queens  Amusement    Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead  Orwell  Queens  Historic house   Early 20th century period home of Andrew Macphail, physician, author and soldier Tignish Cultural Centre  Tignish  Prince  History   information, local history Tryon Museum  Tryon  Prince  Local history    website, operated by the Tryon & Area Historical Society  Victoria Seaport Lighthouse Museum  Victoria  Queens  Maritime   information,  historic lighthouse and maritime exhibits West Point Lighthouse Museum  West Point  Prince  Maritime   website, restored lighthouse, also serves as an inn Wood Islands Lighthouse Museum  Wood Islands  Queens  Maritime   lighthouse and 1950s period lighthouse keepers quarters, area's maritime history Wyatt House Museum  Summerside  Prince   Historic house    website, 19th century home with furnishing spanning 100 years, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties
Defunct museums * Founders Hall, Charlottetown, closed in 2016* Great Island Science & Adventure Park, Cavendish, closed in 2009,  website
See also *Nature centres in Prince Edward Island
References
External links *  Prince Edward Island Museum Association