Peruvian Treasures at the MMFA Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Julie Kalan May 17, 2013 7359 Running until June 16, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is presenting the world premiere of Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon. Covering 3000 years of history, with more than 370 works of art, this brillian...
The Impressionists at The Museum of Fine Arts Julie Kalan November 23, 2012 7144 An extraordinary exhibition of more than 70 Impressionist masterpieces has arrived at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Once Upon A Time... Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Clark has toured Milan,...
Impressions of Normandy Julie Kalan October 18, 2012 6356 After years of seeing reproductions of Monet’s work on the waiting room walls at doctor’s offices, I had developed a kind of Pavlovian response to the images. The very sight of water lilies made me bored, impat...
Vermont: Nature’s Playground Julie Kalan March 1, 2012 6745 Shortly before sunset, up atop Sterling Mountain, beyond the fogs of condensation that cloud my view with each exhalation, the perfectly snow-frosted trees stand out against the pale whisper pink sky. After enj...
Wouldn’t It Be Nice Julie Kalan February 1, 2012 6407 Like sparkling gem on a golden necklace, beautiful cities line the Côte d’Azur. The center jewel of this Tiffany-box coastline is France’s fifth largest city, Nice A Nice Walk After grabbing a chocolate cro...
A Toronto Tour de Force-Part 2 Julie Kalan January 3, 2012 7568 Toronto is made up of a patchwork of distinctive neighbourhoods. The entertainment and financial districts reside in the core of the city, to the east is Old Town Toronto and a little to the west is the art ...
Petra – a monument to nature’s beauty and man’s ingenuity Julie Kalan December 13, 2011 6938 We all oohed and aahed at the site of Petra’s Treasury, when Indiana Jones took us along on his third adventure. Mesmerized by the beautiful facade, I hoped that someday I would be lucky enough to live out my o...
A Toronto Tour de Force Julie Kalan December 1, 2011 7103 The first of a two-part feature on Toronto the Fun Toronto is often thought of as a 9 to 5 city, a bastion of business that slumbers outside office hours – but nothing could be further from the truth. Restaura...
Carcassonne – part fortress, part fairy tale Julie Kalan December 1, 2011 5638 Framed by a clear, blue sky and bathed in the glowing mid-morning sun, the fortified town of Carcassonne evokes a scene from the pages of a pop-up storybook. The town itself lies hidden behind two concentric st...
The Heavenly Heights of Mont Saint Michel Julie Kalan November 5, 2011 10828 At the foot of the abbey, this peaceful lane follows the contours of the mount. Credit: Julie Kalan “Mont Saint Michel is to France what the Great Pyramid is to Egypt.” - Victor Hugo, January 1884 Rising a...
