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Quebec Museum To Celebrate Canadian Native Art

The Canadian Museum of Civilization will honour one of Canada's most influential living artists next year with a major retrospective. Daphne Odjig: Four Decades of Prints, on view from January 18 to April 20, 2008, will be a rare chance to see how this Aboriginal artist's uniquely expressive work has evolved since the 1960s.

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Canadian Museum Of Civilization Presents 'Glenn Gould'

The most comprehensive exhibition ever presented on Glenn Gould opens at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau-Ottawa. Glenn Gould: The Sounds of Genius was developed by the Museum in partnership with Library and Archives Canada to mark this year's 75th anniversary of Gould's birth and the 25th anniversary of his death in 1982.

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Canadian War Museum's Afghanistan Exhibition Attendance Tops 125,000

The Canadian War Museum's current special exhibition, Afghanistan: A Glimpse of War, has attracted more than 125,000 visitors since its February opening, making it one of the most popular special exhibitions since the new Museum opened in May 2005. The exhibition has been extended until April 27, 2008.

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'Kids Celebrate' At Canadian Museum Of Civilization

Kids Celebrate! is a new exhibition at the Canadian Children's Museum open until January 6, 2008. This activity-filled exhibition is all about celebrations and how kids and their families observe special festivities in various world cultures and religions.

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Marika Bournaki To Open Quebec Museum Exhibition

Marika has accepted an invitation to perform as a special guest, at the opening ceremonies of the exhibition Glenn Gould:The Sounds of Genius on September 27, 2007 at 6 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau. During her performance, Marika will play selected Bach and Chopin pieces.

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Exhibition Reveals Golden Riches Of Ancient Peru

Secret Riches: Ancient Peru Unearthed, a major exhibition presented at the Canadian Museum of Civilization starting December 14, 2007, showcases some of the Sicán’s prized objects and sheds new light on this ancient culture, long unknown to by the outside world and often eclipsed by the later Inca Empire.

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Last Chance To Enjoy Canadian-Russian Exhibition

You only have a few more days to enjoy MASTERS of the Plains: Ancient Nomads of Russia and Canada at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The exhibition stemmed from a six-year research partnership between the Museum of Civilization and Russia's Samara Regional Museum.

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Enjoy Chinese Dances At Canadian Museum

On August 25 and 26, the Canadian Museum of Civilization invites you to a colourful and energetic presentation of traditional Chinese dances by the Chinese Dance Troupe of Ottawa. The performance will showcase traditional Chinese folk styles including folk dances from various ethnic minorities in the country.

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‘Stitches In Time’ At Canadian Museum

The Canadian War Museum is offering one of its popular Walk & Talk expert tours in conjunction with the special exhibition Stitches in Time. Visitors will have an opportunity to tour the exhibition with Dr. Amber Lloydlangston, assistant historian at the War Museum.

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Cartoons With Guy Badeaux At Canadian Museum

Join editorial cartoonist Guy Badeaux in the Canadian Museum of Civilization's newest exhibition Face to Face: The Canadian Personalities Hall for an interesting discussion on politics and editorial cartoons on Sunday, August 26, 2007, at 2 p.m.

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Canadian War Museum Presents ‘Bloody Victory’

The Canadian War Museum is marking the 90th anniversary of one of the First World War’s most hard-fought victories with a special exhibition at the site of the battle. Bloody Victory: The Canadians at Passchendaele opens in Passchendaele/Zonnebeke, in the West Flanders region of Belgium.

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Treasures From China coming To Canadian Museum

Only two months to go before some of the finest treasures of Chinese civilization arrive in North America for the first time ever - and they'll only be displayed at one venue: the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

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