King of Canada – November 6 & 8, 2020 Online LiveEvents October 31, 2020 2191 Infinithéâtre presents two special live-streamed performances of King of Canada Written by Paul Van Dyck Directed by Zach Fraser Starring Ellen David and Brian Dooley Canada’s longest-serving PM als...
Auberge Saint-Antoine: an immersive stay in historic Quebec City A.J. Twist October 26, 2020 4372 In Quebec City it is easy to become an instant history buff or at least have your interest in the subject piqued. For example, did you know the city was founded in 1608 and, at the time, was one of the earliest...
Music in Ancient Egypt – February 12, 2020 Maxwell-Cummings Auditorium LiveEvents February 6, 2020 2927 MUSIC IN ANCIENT EGYPT - MUSICAL LIFE, INSTRUMENTS AND ATTEMPTS AT RECONSTRUCTION François Filiatrault, lecturer Even if, for lack of notation, nothing remains of the music of ancient Egypt, we know of the ...
Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience at the McCord Museum The Montrealer February 21, 2019 4563 Kent Monkman brings his acclaimed solo exhibition to Montreal After a hugely successful tour through Western Canada, the Maritimes and Ontario, Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience is making its only - a...
The Last Wife – February 12 to March 3, Centaur Theatre LiveEvents February 6, 2019 2844 The Last Wife Wedding the notorious King Henry VIII usually proved fatal but in this re-imagined account of Katherine Parr, not only did Henry meet his match in wit and negotiation, he gained a formidable ally...
The Recovery of Antiquity – until June 26, MMFA LiveEvents May 13, 2016 4417 The Recovery of Antiquity From the Renaissance to Neoclassicism in France and Italy at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Jean Baptiste Lallemand (1716-1803) Classical Ruins Gouache on paper mounted on cardboa...
Pompeii – a Roman city frozen in time Julie Kalan March 13, 2016 8362 At the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Pompeii, a Roman port city along the Bay of Naples, met an untimely and catastrophic end in 79 AD, when Mount Vesuvius buried the city under metres of volcanic ash. For the ...
Historic St. Augustine – Florida’s oldest city The Montrealer January 3, 2010 5427 The sunshine state’s oldest city is filled with Old World charm When Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1513, landing near what is now the city of St. Augustine, there is no question he wa...
Touring Spain’s World Heritage Cities The Montrealer December 25, 2008 4192 In a country whose first inhabitants pre-date the Neolithic period, it’s hardly surprising Spain is endowed with a rich historical past. In fact, for history buffs and lovers of ancient architecture, it offe...
Touring England with a Great British Heritage Pass The Montrealer June 16, 2008 6278 If there’s one commodity in Britain that’s not in short supply, it’s heritage buildings and monuments. Around each crook in the road and over the crest of every hill lies a castle, cathedral, mansion, famous co...
