Presented exclusively at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) through December 2, 2007, the celebrated group of the Gilded Bronzes of Cartoceto di Pergola — two larger-than-life men on horseback accompanied by two standing women — are being displayed outside Italy for the first time.

Through September 23, 2007, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presents Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon, the first nationally touring exhibition of Carr’s work in more than thirty years. It comprises some 200 objects — paintings, drawings, watercolours, caricatures, ceramics, carvings, books, maps, photographs and ephemera.

In 2000, Mrs. Liliane M. Stewart gave the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) the entire collection of the Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts. Demonstrating her immense generosity once again, Mrs. Stewart has now donated an outstanding collection of over 900 American industrial design objects to the Museum. Constituted by American collector Eric Brill, this collection was donated to the Liliane and David M. Stewart Program for Modern Design.

This year, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will act as one of the hosts of the Biennale de Montréal 2007. Through June 17, the Museum will present an in situ installation by Brazilian artist Iran Do Espírito Santo. The artist will re-create a work executed in 2000 at the Americas Society of New York, by adapting it to the venue. Entitled Déjà Vu, this mural will be shown in a gallery on Level S2 of the Jean-Noël-Desmarais Pavilion.

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is hosting the exhibition American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow through October 28, 2007. This is the most comprehensive survey ever mounted on this style, inspired by the aerodynamic lines and the sleek curves of 1930s aircraft, trains and ships.

On Mother's Day weekend, the Multiple Sclerosis Society will hold its 31st annual MS Carnation Campaign.

Childhood obesity is increasing among the general population in Canada, but the statistics are even more alarming among First Nations, Inuit and Mйtis children. In a study published recently in the American Journal of Public Health, University of Alberta researchers found that up to 65 per cent of Cree preschoolers in northern Quebec communities were overweight or obese.

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.

From March 27 to June 19, 2007, the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg presents Gold and Silver Jewellery: Changing Traditions in the Twentieth Century. Organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, this exhibition, which features some 140 pieces by over 80 artists, provides a look at gold and silver jewellery fashioned over a period of more than a hundred years.

More than 40 Montreal teenagers will raise their voices in Gatineau to sensitize their peers to the plight of young people facing racism, genocide and anti-Semitism. Young Actors for Young Audiences bring their acclaimed production of No More Raisins, No More Almonds: Children's Ghetto Songs to the Canadian Museum of Civilization on March 29 and 30.

On Sunday March 25, the Canadian Museum of Civilization invites you to try your hand at the loom with tapestry artist Thoma Ewen in the magnificent setting of the Grand Hall. Ewen's workshop will give you and your family a hands-on introduction to this textile art, and together, you will create a small tapestry to take home.

In conjunction with Canada Under Attack: The Battle of the St. Lawrence (1942-1944), the Canadian War Museum is offering the last of its popular Walk & Talk expert tours for this exhibition. Visitors will have an opportunity to tour the exhibition with Dr. Jeff Noakes, the War Museum's Second World War historian.