From June 22, an anniversary exhibition will kick off 18 months of festivities. Dialogs over time will retrace the history of the Regional Museum of Rimouski through video archives, texts and interviews.
The main objective of the exhibition is to demystify the museum
summarizes the director general of the museum, Daisy Boustany.
There are plenty of new parts that we know less about. For example, the museum collection, the large art library (…). We also invite six former curators and directors who will come and contribute to the exhibition by each choosing a work that reflects the evolution of the museum’s collection.
details the director of the institution.
” The objective of the fiftieth is to allow the population to reclaim this museum, to dive back into these 50 years of history, to demystify what is happening in this place, but also to contribute with us to project themselves into the future. »
The Rimouski Regional Museum will celebrate 50 years of activity on June 24, 2022.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Jean-Luc Blanchet
At the end of the summer, a great festive evening, and free, is also organized on Friday August 26, with, on the program, a musical show and guided tours of the exhibitions.
Throughout the rest of the year, a series of talks will allow you to discover new facets of the museum, but also of the place that houses it, thanks to a partnership with the Société rimouskoise du patrimoine and the Bibliothèque et archives nationale du Québec (BANQ ).
The illustration produced for the occasion is signed by the illustrator Sébastien Thibault.
The anniversary illustration is signed by illustrator Sébastien Thibault.
Photo: Sebastien Thibault
The artist, originally from the region, regularly collaborates with clients such as Tea New york Times, Tea Washington Posyou and The Guardianin addition to participating in Quebec projects to News and Urbania.
An institution at the heart of the Rimouski identity
For the mayor of Rimouski, Guy Caron, the regional museum is an institution that is part of the city’s identity.
Even after 50 years, the museum team still manages to renew and reinvent itself. With the downtown revitalization projects taking shape in the coming months and years, we need organizations like the museum that contribute greatly to the identity in the heart of the city
believes the chosen one.
” The museum is a symbol of longevity, a symbol of passion and a symbol of influence for local culture. »
The Rimouski Regional Museum will celebrate 50 years of activity on June 24, 2022.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Jean-Luc Blanchet
The Museum’s program will highlight not only the half-century of the museum institution, but also the 200 years of the building. A building that was spared by the great fire of Rimouski
recalls Jean-François Parent, vice-president of the museum’s board of directors.
For all Rimouskiers, having an institution that brings this historic and symbolic building to life in the heart of downtown, that animates people’s minds with quality exhibitions and topical subjects, is a heritage that must be cherished. appropriate and preserve
he assures.
Mr. Parent recalls that it was in 1970 that the initiative for a museum for the region germinated in the minds of a group called the companions of art
.
It was in 1972, after months of work, it’s always like that in the cultural world, they were able to ensure that this museum opened its doors, in this building, which has a long history […] which housed a seminary, a convent, a primary school
contextualizes Jean-François Parent.
For access to the museum, admission will be free for residents of the MRC Rimouski-Neigette for 50 days, from June 24 to August 12, 2022.
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