morrin centre

The Morrin Center is a jail turned school/library and now museum. Well worth the money for the tour - very informative. If you like books, you will absolutely LOVE the library. Could have spent hours in there. Go check this place out!

What a find! Thanks to other Tripadvisor reviewers, we decided to check the Morrin Center out. We took the jail and building tour. It was very interesting and the tour guide was fantastic. Loved the library. Will definitely go back there sometime and lounge around with a good book!

Ryan was our tour guide and he started off with a great joke to get us all ready for the tour. The tour was informative. I find the Morrin Center is underrated.

The little gem of a library at the Morrin Centre is well worth a visit. It's like stepping back into time - so well preserved you could almost imagine a Dickens-like character might step out of the shelves any minute. I wanted to stay forever!

Learned a few things about the history of the building and area. Entertaining for the 45 minute length.

Nils (11): The most beautiful and interesting museum that we've visited during our stay in Québec! To be locked up in jail was very nice, but the English Library at the end of the guided tour was the best surprise ever!

My wife, two kids, and I visited the Morrin Centre on the last day of our trip to Quebec City. We tried to visit the day previous only to find out that tours are made by reservation, not just by stopping by. We also felt that the gentleman that helped us buy our tickets was trying to let us know that taking kids on the tour was not a great idea. However, once the tickets were purchased, everything turned roses. The gentleman at the desk offered our 3 year old candy while we waited for the tour to start. The tour guide was on a first name basis with both our 3 year old and our 1 year old by the end of the tour. They didn't even flinch when we took both kids into the library where they hold books that are hundreds of years old. We were all fascinated by the centre. It's a fantastic symbol Quebec as a whole. It's mixed history beginning with a prison, whose cells (including solitary confinement) you can still walk into today, it's college class rooms, and finally the library that remains today symbolize the different cultures that exist in the city (French, British, & Canadian). In a city where identity is created by blurring lines, the Morrin Centre is a shining example of how history can be preserved despite the changing times. While hard to find, the centre is beyond being "worth a visit". It is a must see when in Quebec City and is a treasure that many will miss on several different levels.

The address is easy to find online, the building not so much. The main entrance lies to the side, not facing the street. Our guide Ryan was awesome! There were only 4 in our group, so we got to see many things that were not on the regular tour. He took us to see the old prison, then the chemistry lab of the college that housed the space later on. He even performed an experiment using equipment of the day which was bleeding edge for its day.

We really enjoyed the tour of the jail and school. Some great insights into life in the past. I don't think their web site is current on times for tours in English. Contact them in advance or just stop by once you are in Quebec City, there will be a sign out front announcing the next tour.

The building was restored wonderfully and was surprised at the history. Loved the fact that there was pride taken in the building

My husband and I visited The Morrin Center this past summer. It was fascinating learning about the history of this beautiful libray! (it was a prison and educational setting long before it was a library..!) What made this attraction especially enjoyable was the young man who led the tour-Ryan. He was full of knowledge (there was not a question he couldn't answer!) and he kept us all intrigued and involved for the entire tour. This is a "must-see" if you are visiting Quebec City, and make sure to ask for Ryan if he is still there!

I had planned a visit to this attraction since I had read prior about it on tripadvisor. It was so worth our time. We registered for an English guided tour. It was very interactive as well as historical. The price was very low when comparing it to other guided tours in Quebec City. The highlight for us was probably actually after the tour when we chatted with the librarian for close to 30 minutes about the Morrin Centre, various authors as well as the history of the library. We will go again on next visit to Quebec City

Stopped by The Morrin Centre for a tour in February on the advice of our hotel concierge and loved it so much, ended up booking it for a guided spousal tour for a convention I was organizing for our association in August. I've been going to Quebec City for over 20 years and had never heard of this place until this year. My husband and I really loved the history and the uniqueness of the building. The tour lasted just under an hour and is something we both enjoyed and would highly recommend

We took the guided tour this morning and found it super informative! This place has witnessed 200 years of history and experienced different phases as a jail, a college and now a library! The story behind the building is so amazing and we did have a chance to experience the life of being a prisoner. The tour was about 45mins to 1hr, and it can be taken in English or French. Make sure you check the schedule though, they open guided tours during summer seasons and all the way through October this year!I would recommend going on a guided tour for sure if you can, since you see so much more and learn so much more. The library itself is free of admission but guided tour is $10 per person, and if you are a student, don't forget your ID so that you get $7.5 rate. I am not going to spoil anymore on the place's history, but I sure recommend you to see for your own, the trip was totally worth it!

We were looking for a break from the heat and wanted to do something indoors and came across this place. The whole thing was unexpectedly terrific. Everyone working there was extremely nice and they do a great job with the tour.Hearing the history and seeing the various rooms was really interesting. Definitely one of the memorable items from our vacation. And apparently the place is mentioned in the book Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny. Fans of the book are now going on a walking tour of all the places mentioned in the novel!The kids loved this place too.