Public Libraries, Museums and Art Galleries

Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows two condensed maps of the locations where one or more art galleries, museums or libraries of 10 000 volumes and over existed circa the 1958 publication date of this atlas. Accompanying these maps is a pie chart showing the percentage distribution of volumes in public libraries by province and a bar graph showing the volumes per capita in libraries by province circa 1951.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:45 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 17:45 (UTC)
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data_dictionary	["society", "structure"]
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open_canada_collection	geogratis
open_canada_date_published	1957-01-01 00:00:00
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open_canada_subject	["economics_and_industry", "society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Bibliothèques, musées et galeries d’art
update_frequency	as_needed