The PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation is a crown corporation responsible for the maintenance of museums on Prince Edward Island. The Foundation is also responsible for the provincial collection of over 100,000 cultural objects.
It was originally created in 1970 as the PEI Heritage Foundation with the purpose of preserving Island heritage. The Foundation is currently responsibility of the Minister of Fisheries, Sport, Tourism and Culture.
List of Sites There are currently seven museums operated by the Foundation. +SitesMuseumLocationEstablishedAcadian MuseumMiscouche1964Basin Head Fisheries MuseumSourisBeaconsfield Historic HouseCharlottetownElmira Railway MuseumElmiraEptek Art & Culture CentreSummerside1978Green Park Shipbuilding Museum and Yeo HouseGreen ParkOrwell Corner Historic VillageOrwell1973Kensington LocomotiveKensington1990
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