Saint-Boniface Museum

The Grey Nuns’ con­vent, Winnipeg’s oldest building, houses Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum. Built for the Grey Nuns who arrived in the Red River Colony in 1844, the structure is an out­stand­ing exam­ple of Red River frame con­struc­tion. The Museum presents an impressive col­lec­tion of artifacts that reveal the lives and culture of the Fran­coph­one and Métis com­mu­ni­ties of Man­i­toba, includ­ing a spe­cial exhibit about Louis Riel, the “father” of Manitoba.