Category Archives: Arts & Culture

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Uli Sigg Chinese Contemporary Art Donation

Date: July 20, 2012 at 8:39 pm- by Leslie Miller- Posted in Arts & Culture, LifeStyle and tagged , , , - Comment(s): 0

A Hong Kong museum will be the lucky recipient of a Chinese contemporary art collection that is estimated to be worth as much as $163 million dollars. The donation comes from Uli Sugg, a former Swiss Ambassador, who owns over [...]

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National Gallery of Canada Van Gogh Exhibition

Date: July 16, 2012 at 3:18 pm- by Leslie Miller- Posted in Arts & Culture and tagged , , - Comment(s): 0

From now until September 3rd, 2012, a collection of 40 Van Gogh paintings can be seen at the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition includes both private and public works, and is the first major exhibition to be seen in [...]

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Jacques Germain – Ancient African Art

Date: March 22, 2012 at 8:27 pm- by www.urecomm.com- Posted in Arts & Culture and tagged , , , , - Comment(s): 1

Even before studying geography at university, Jacques Germain had great fascination for the African continent. This magical spell is confirmed when, as a guide for Club Aventure, he takes groups of tourists to discover areas that marked the history of [...]

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Edward Leedskalnin Miami Coral Castle Museum

Date: February 1, 2012 at 1:39 am- by www.urecomm.com- Posted in Arts & Culture and tagged , , , , , , - Comment(s): 0

Built by one man between 1923 and 1951, The Coral Castle Museum was single-handedly and secretly carved over 1,100 tons of coral rock with no outside help or machinery, creating one of the world’s most mysterious accomplishments. Edward Leedskalnin was [...]

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Sherazade A Thousand and One Nights – A success story…

Date: January 31, 2012 at 6:08 am- by www.urecomm.com- Posted in Arts & Culture and tagged , , , , , , , , , - Comment(s): 0

There are businessmen, and then there are visionaries. Québec producer Patrick Levy belongs to this second category. He and his partner, Daniel Revah, dreamt of breathing new life into the Olympia Theatre and to produce shows “made in Québec”. Well, [...]

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AQUART Underwater Museum

Date: January 25, 2012 at 11:40 pm- by www.urecomm.com- Posted in Arts & Culture, Events, Leisure, LifeStyle, Travel and tagged , , , - Comment(s): 0

AQUART is a cultural, aquatic and subaquatic event, whose mission is to promote art, aquatic and subaquatic sports and the environment. The expostions are presented in interior pools and in many different exterior environments like in the Flintkote quarry in [...]

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Aka Montreal Art Gallery by Corno

Date: January 25, 2012 at 6:33 pm- by www.urecomm.com- Posted in Arts & Culture and tagged , , , , , , - Comment(s): 0

AKA Gallery is spearheaded by gallery director Linda Corriveau who has spent her life in the world of art galleries and museums. As early as the late seventies, Linda Corriveau delved into the world of museums starting at the permanent [...]

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