Reviews of Fort La Reine Museum (Museum)

Angela Fehr

This place is a must see when they have Fright At The Museum! Fun for everyone. My kids had so much fun!

Karen Salmon

Lovely museum!

Rachel H

I've visited Fort la Reine Museum for three years but with COVID-19 I'm unfortunately unable to visit this summer due to long distance. Missing it terribly. Spending your summers at Fort la Reine Museum is so much fun. They have Sunday crafts and programs, tea party tours, escape rooms, and other special programs/events. One program that was my favourite was the cinnamon bun making with the pioneer clay oven! The people they hire care about their patrons, the buildings and the artifacts. Its a great place to go on a guided or self guided tour and bring a lunch with you. Its great for kids, adults and seniors. The cats at the Fort la Reine Museum are also very adorable and cuddly. Highly recommend going to Fort la Reine Museum for any occasion.

MARGORY GALLANT

Nice

Anand Dixit

Really enjoyed being there for fright night. Ghosts did wonderful job. Five star for there efforts.

Flavio C.

Real walkthrough Museum! People with allergies be aware that you will be walking in real old wood homes, might affect you. I enjoyed the time there. 20 dollars per family.

milton meeches

jibberish

loic abmeseleleme

(Translated) Very informative visit, very warm welcome, excellent value for money! A great discovery (Original) Visite très instructive, accueil très chaleureux, excellent rapport qualité/prix! Une belle découverte

Chris Marsh

We went for Prairie day and learned how to make ice cream by hand as well as witchcraft and did some exploring. The staff was very friendly to the 2 little girls I had brought with me and it was a great time for $20!

Titus Stahl

Corn maze in summer. I didn't tour the museum although it looks very nice I did tour the corn maze however at night time it is open if you want to go there at night. There is ample parking. Fun place.

Glenn Allen

A short distance from Winnipeg and the actual site of La Verendrye's fort in the region is close by. Go during a reenactment.

Manitoba Mama

Great fun and history. My grandkids enjoyed it as well as I.

Tanila smith

Went to the corn maze ????????

Anna Zheleznyak

A very interesting place to come and learn about history! Also great for kids!

Waldo Berg

A very authentic representation. Be prepared to walk a lot and climb lots of stairs. It's a big place and not exactly wheelchair friendly. Other than that, it's a very realistic experience.

Nicole France

Nice little place to visit

Carl Metcalf

Awesome

Crystal Schaan

Interesting things to see

Charlene B

The museum has been updated, is cleaner/tidier than ever, and now features a ton of local events from tea parties to escape rooms. It's really come a long way! If you're local, you owe it another visit to see the updates. If you're from out of town, it's certainly worth the trip if you're a history buff, tractor enthusiast or simply in search of a good way to spend the day!

Neil Lavoie

Very historic and unique displays

Scott Jones

Interested

Brian Hughes

Nice museum of pioneer and local history. Exhibits include homes, schools and churches displaying life 100 years ago, railway cars, WW2 training airplanes and lots of agricultural equipment. Great place for kids.

Sebastian Kluth

Fort La Reine Museum offers about thirty buildings to visit from churches over factories to train wagons. There is something for every taste. The only problem is that there are sometimes so many random exhibits that one wonders where they come from and what they mean.

Kaley Young

Beautiful well preserved historic buildings including a few homes from different decades, general store, church, and more! This is a great place to spend a morning or afternoon in Portage la Prairie on a beautiful summer day. Bring a picnic and enjoy the sunshine while you tour through Manitoban and Canadian history. In the fall they have a corn maze, and host special events through the year, including the winter.

Ben Rogers

Cute and interesting museum with lots of character.

Gayle Loewen

Lovely space to enjoy a walk through time! A wide variety of things to see and do make it a great choice for all ages and stages. Love this place!

Breezy Johnson

Very friendly staff. The exhibits were so beautiful and told a great story. I spent 2 hours here just walking around and learning, I would definitely go back again. Highly recommend!

Pablo Listingart

This is one of my favourite museums in Manitoba. It is really well maintained and interesting, with lots of different stories and artifacts. We came twice and spent almost 3 hours with my kids each time. The staff is very friendly and they strongly recommend covid measures.

Biff Beltsander

A wonderful and gigantic museum that has history and buildings spanning over many decades.

Amanda Lavineway

The escape room was such fun!! Cant wait till they get a new one!!

don maclellan

Small but a nice light show to get into the xmas spirit.

Kaitlyn Gyles

A very affordable museum with interesting facts about Manitoba. Staff are super friendly and great at implementing the COVID protocols. Worth the visit!

Chris Gleeton

We are spending a weekend in Portage la Prairie, and decided to check out the 'Fort La Reine' museum on the outskirts of town. I wasn't expecting much, but ended up being blown away. There is a lot to see, and you're pretty much given free reign to wander around and look at the houses/artifacts. There are about a dozen houses and various buildings from the late 19th century and early 20th century depicting various eras of life on the prairies. There is also a small railway display, and a building dedicated to the military history in the area. Oh, and don't forget the huge Allis Chalmers building FILLED with old tractors and farm equipment. If you're ever in the area of PLP and have a few hours to spare, check out Fort La Reine museum. It's 100% worth the $10 entry fee ($5 for kids!)

Christine ThePink

It's amazing to enter and visit the houses. It's all self guided during the week, so one should try to make it on the weekend.

Nathalie Vidler

This place was fantastic for the price! I really like that the houses weren't over crowded so you actually had an idea of how people lived.

Stockney

Interesting and reasonable admission

sunfire54

everyone should go best place ever

Gerard Pawloski

It's just a great museum. Period.

Anne Hourie

My grandfather's house is here.

Jade

Super cool place! Definitely a hidden gem! Great place to bring kids for a walk back in time. There's also tables placed throughout for a picnic lunch opportunity.

Jean-Nicolas Desnoyers

(Translated) I love (Original) J'adore

Pavel Hron

Great place to visit, a lot different stuff to see. Especialy from life of farmers. Greetings from Czech Rep.

Uwe Leutz

(Translated) Very carelessly put together. Definitely not worth a detour. (Original) Sehr lieblos zusammengestellt. Definitiv kein Abstecher wert.

Sandra Dack

Very Interesting place to explore the past

Colleen Moore

Been here twice. So cool and really gives you a sense of history. Thankful for the memories I was able to capture and experience on our little adventure. I liked the layout and the cashier tending to us was awesome. Will be back next summer or in September if my sister will come????

Jeanne Smith

So much history. Just beautiful!

Marcel Pelland

Lots of stuff to look at bring you back to the old days,take you time enjoy your day 10 dollars to get in

John Morgan

Loved the local history displays and buildings. Very friendly staff.

lindsey lee

Great activity for the while family. Very educational.

Rose Park

The Fort La Reine Museum is an absolute gem! Filled with so much Prairie history... Well worth a visit!

Reta and Chris Saborowski

We went on a Sunday and were offered (and enjoyed) cinnamon buns baked by a staff member in an outdoor clay oven! It was pretty hot the day we visited - I thought there would be more "inside time" It was still a nice little country museum!

James Jolly

If you like history this is a very cool place to stop lots of great exhibits for everyone to see

Brent Hoar

This spot should not be missed. Great informative tours, and staff always seems busy trying to enhance the experience. Really great place to stop. Just wish they had a old time ice cream counter like Heritage Park in Calgary. Maybe one day.

Trevor Michelsen

Went back for a second visit and was not disappointed. Friendly, helpful and cooperative staff.

Dawn Derin

Great little musuem, little gem everyone should visit.

Josh Rempel

Great Halloween event, fun for the kids

Alex Stornel

All of my grand kids enjoyed themselves. So I can safely say it is a fun way to occupy a 5 year old, 2 seven year olds , a thirteen year old and not drive their grandma completely insane.

KingDarius Everett (Chris)

Great time

Roland Buchmann

(Translated) Very interesting museum! Anyone interested in history should definitely stick here! A par stuff is certainly no longer in good condition as far as I can judge that is but constantly repaired! Not to mention, the staff are very nice too! (Original) Sehr interessantes Museum! Wer sich für Geschichte interessiert sollte hier auf jedenfall halten! Ein par sachen sind sicher nicht mehr in einem guten zustand soweit ich dass beurteilen kann wird aber ständig wieder instand gestellt! Nicht zu vergessen, die Angestellten sind auch sehr nett!

Fionntan Martin

This place is very good! Worth the money! Tonnes of interesting stufffff.

Miriam Bartel

once the new workers memorize their parts betr . it will be really great

Freddy Johnson

This is such an amazing place to take the family, or if your a history buff, its certainly a place you could venture out on your own. Original artifacts, original buildungs that were either reassembled or moved to this site from the original homesteads. Airplanes, train cars, theres even a ukranian church the was moved in from Vita Manitoba

Cathy Dowd

Great place to visit in Portage la Prairie!

ben denslow

History is where we all come from. Seeing exhibits that were from the family farm of 100 years is humbling.

lazydaisy0413

We hadn't visited in a few years, so it was nice to come back. Lots of stuff had stayed the same, but there was lots of new (old) stuff to look at. All of it was super interesting, although it was a little sad to see so many pianos sitting idle. I really liked the exhibition on witchcraft, especially the final panel where I found out that I could be a witch!! LOL. Anyway, the one disappointment was the house that was newly restored with the vinyl siding and flooring. It just didn't fit with the time period indicated on the map. All in all we were happy to have stopped by and will definitely do so again.

Joyce Zahacy

Not as advertised and lacking in details on the Fort but still worth visiting.

Sarah McCulloch

A fantastic little museum! You can explore yourself or a free guided tour is available with your admission. I highly recommend the guided tour....you get so much information and fun facts from the tour guide as you're shown everything! Our guide was a just delightful gentleman named Chase. We had a GREAT time on our tour with him. We will definitely be returning for their special events!

Jeevan Arumugam

Bit of a small museum but a great layout and very informative. Would recommend to go and spend few hours there.

Riad Adnan

Went there for Halloween. It was a great place. If u like learning about the history u can visit there. Halloween wasn't that scary but still it was fun. We really enjoyed it.

Michael Franklin

One of the best things to do in Portage La Prairie besides the MCC Thrift Shop and waiting a half an hour for your order at the McDonalds. The exhibits are interesting and really give you an idea of the sights, sounds and smells of the early 19th century. The stairs in a lot of the buildings are super steep and difficult for kids to navigate but that won't stop them from climbing them again and again and again. The barns may not be the best for smaller children unless your aim is to teach them about the dangers of farm equipment and the finer points of tetanus shots. For some of the other users saying the museum isn't scary at Halloween, I disagree. We went there in July and were truly creeped out but the mannequin room upstairs in one of the buildings and the typewriter sound effect in the print shop. The owners should play these up at Halloween time and really make a killing (figuratively). Finally, don't show your kids the ringing bell in front of the schoolhouse.

Gord Gherasim

Went to look for ww2 photos fo my family and found wonderful memories, tiny you to the staff, wonderful people!!!

Richard Nunnerley

Historical, friendly, enjoyed.