Morrin Centre

An interesting, one-hour tour, relating the history of the building and revealing the prison cells, college science laboratory and still-vibrant library.

Guy-Phillipe gave us a great tour that kept both us the parents and our 7-year old daughter entertained for over an hour. The library is the highlight of the tour.

Had a Brilliant tour with Fiona. She really brought the story and history of the Morrin Centre to life. This is definitely a hidden gem in Quebec City, we had the tour to ourselves on a Sunday morning. Very interesting and amazing to see so much of the original fixtures and fittings still in place. We did a couple of other tours and this was by far the best in the city.

This is such a fascinating place! The staff was very friendly and the tour was très bonne. I highly recommend it. They were also setting up for a wedding! Merci for thé fab tour!!

It was a very interesting tour. Painful to think that children as young as 7 could be sent to the jail. To be placed in total darkness would put me over the edge!History should not be forgotten!

This review is only on the library.The section that house the library is small but the space is very well used. The library is cozy, comfortable and very welcoming. It’s a space that any bibliophile will love.Friendly staff, wonderful space. Check it out.

A hidden gem and an absolute must see. The guided tour was excellent; the building itself sublime.

Was only able to see the library as the guides tours didn't start until end of may. But it was beautiful! One of the gentlemen working there told us a bit of history of the building, the library and General Wolfe

Very interesting place with quite a history! The building in which the center is was first a prison, then a college for Protestants, then a library. Now it is a cultural site and a library! You can get a membership to borrow books for $20 per year/individual or $25 per year/family.It was so bizarre being in the location where many people suffered and 17 were given the death-sentence. The stairs they walked down for their execution are still the same. Yikes.I was in a guided tour and we got to experience solitary confinement. We were locked in a small cell in the dark in which prisoners used to be locked for months.Our tour guide was super good at sharing all the info and playing the role.I loved learning about the history of the building ant seeing its traces.In the library, there’s a statue of James Wolf that traveled to several places, including a pub where beer glassed were placed on its arm, before being returned to Quebec City.For book lovers, here is a horrifying fact: someone tried to bomb the statue, but the missed. So, they bombed the books instead and caused the loss of 500 books.The only thing I wish was different is the time given to just explore by ourselves. Were given a little bit of time to look at the details of the rooms etc, but not nearly enough time to really be in the moment and reflect on what we are seeing.PS: the Morrin Center is the only Anglophone library in Quebec City.It’s pretty cool. If I lived in the area I would have loved to be a member and hang out between all the books there.

Found this while walking around Old Quebec so i stopped in. Very glad i did, fascinating tour, very knowledgeable woman giving tour. It’s the old jail and library that later became an university. So they have different rooms set up depicting the different usages for the building.