TY - JOUR KW - intangible heritage KW - Museography KW - museums KW - Quebec KW - Tangible heritage AU - Y. Bergeron AB - This article reveals the basic distinctions between European museums and North American. The North American museums and especially Quebec museums are characterized by a focus on development in narrative history and culture. We try to identify what characterizes the objects of museum collections in North American society and to explore the concept of "musealias" so as to understand the links between tangible and intangible dimensions of objects. DO - 10.3917/ethn.103.0401 M1 - 3 N2 - This article reveals the basic distinctions between European museums and North American. The North American museums and especially Quebec museums are characterized by a focus on development in narrative history and culture. We try to identify what characterizes the objects of museum collections in North American society and to explore the concept of "musealias" so as to understand the links between tangible and intangible dimensions of objects. SP - 401 EP - 411 TI - Intangible heritage in museums in North America VL - 40 SN - 00462616 (ISSN) ER -