TOP 11. Best Top Museums in Canada
TOP 11. Best Top Museums in Canada: Royal BC Museum Victoria, Royal Tyrrell Museum Drumheller, Canadian War Museum Ottawa, Museum of Anthropology Vancouver, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Montreal, Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada, National Gallery of Canada, Hockey Hall of Fame Toronto, Western Development Museum Saskatoon
Museums in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Museums in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Montreal - Quebec - Canada
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts)
Since it was established in 1860, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has been at the forefront of promoting Canadian and international art. The permanent collection is split between the original beaux-arts building, which houses Canadian, Inuit and First Nations art, as well as decorative arts; and the postmodern structure opposite where European masters, prints and drawings and decorative arts are exhibited. In the tunnel connecting the pavilions are galleries showcasing contemporary Canadian artists and a small collection from ancient cultures.
In 2000, the museum received the Liliane and David M Stewart Collection as a gift, comprising some 5,000 items of decorative art dating from the end of the 1930s onwards. The whole collection of the former Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, one of the most important in North America, thus entered the museum. The museum also has a reputation for hosting outstanding temporary exhibitions.
Opening Times: Tues 1100-1700, Wed-Fri 1100-2100, Sat-Sun 1000-1700.
Admission Fees: No (forpermanent exhibitions). Admission is half price on Wednesdays 1500-2030
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: 1379-1380 rue Sherbrooke West, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1J5, Canada
Space for Life
Canada's largest natural science museum complex, Space for Life, offers four different attractions. The newest opened in spring 2013; the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium housed in a $48million building featuring two silver cones pointing skywards like telescopes. Inside, in the Chaos Theatre, visitors can journey into space against the backdrop of a Philip Glass symphony soundtrack. The planetarium also contains a permanent exhibition of meteorites and interactive terminals, videos and multimedia games. Also on the site is a Biodôme where you can learn about flora and fauna in five different ecosystems, an Insectarium offering a diverse and colourful collection of insects, butterflies, moths and spiders, and the Botanical Garden covering 73 hectares (180 acres), which includes a Chinese garden, Japanese garden and a Tree House displaying information on Quebec's forests.
Opening Times: Varies.
Admission Fees: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: 4581, rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal, Canada
Centre Canadien d'Architecture (CCA)
The Canadian Centre for Architecture should be seen as much for its own architecture as for the fascinating temporary exhibitions on buildings, architects and architectural movements inside. Peter Rose designed the modern building, whose austere limestone facade contrasts with the adjoining Shaughnessy House typical of the residences of Montreal's wealthy elite at the turn of the century. The area behind the museum is the CCA sculpture garden, designed by Melvin Charney.
Opening Times: Wed-Sun 1000-1700; Thurs until 2100.
Admission Fees: Yes (except for Thursdays after 1730).
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 1920 rue Baile, Montreal, Canada
Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
In the western end of Old Montreal, Pointe-à-Callière, the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History, tells the story of Montreal from its earliest days - with high-tech displays in the stunningly modern Eperon Building, and archaeological remains in the portions of the museum below place Royale (including the city's original sewers) and under the renovated Old Customs House.
Opening Times: Tues-Fri 1000-1700, Sat and Sun 1100-1700 (early Sep-late Jun); Mon-Fri 1000-1800, Sat and Sun 1100-1800 (late Jun-early Sep).
Admission Fees: Yes
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 350 Place Royale, Corner of de la Commune, Old Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 3Y5, Canada
Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal (Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art)
Adjoining the plaza at the Place des Arts, the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Arts is Canada's only museum devoted exclusively to contemporary art. The museum's permanent collection is on display in one wing, on a rotating basis - the collection of works by Québécois artists, such as Jean-Paul Riopelle and Paul-Emile Borduas, whose expressive canvases typify the Automatistes of the mid-20th century, is particularly strong. The other wing features temporary exhibitions focusing on one or more artists. A small sculpture garden makes for a quiet retreat.
Opening Times: Tues and Thur-Sun 1100-1800, Wed 1100-2100.
Admission Fees: Yes (except free on Wednesdays 1800-2100).
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 185 rue Ste-Catherine West, Montreal, Canada
Traces et Souvenances in Sherbrooke - Québec, Canada
Sherbrooke, Quebec is located in the historical Eastern Townships district. Explore the rich cultural offerings that this city has to offer, and join the Traces et Souvenances theatrical production on a unique and unforgettable tour.
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Eastern Townships, Quebec Guide: 3 Days to Eat, Pray, Indulge [Travelling Foodie]
A guide for where to eat, stay and do in Eastern Townships, Quebec in 3 Days in Sherbrooke, Eastman, Magog and Bromont:
1. Spa Eastman (Eastman, QC)
2. Saint Benedict Abbey (Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, QC)
3. Grand Hotel Times Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, QC)
4. Murals Tour (Sherbrooke, QC)
5. Auguste Restaurant (Sherbrooke, QC)
6. Fete des Vendanges Magog-Orford (Magog, QC)
7. Hotel Chateau Bromont (Bromont, QC)
8. Bromont, montagne d'expériences (Bromont, QC)
9. Les Quatre Canards (Bromont, QC)
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Charlevoix Maritime Museum in Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive - Québec, Canada
The Charlevoix Maritime Museum is located in Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Québec.
The building was originally used to repair and drydock schooners, until it closed in 1972. Today, the facility is one of the area's most popular historical attractions, and serves as a museum.
Join General Director, Louisane Gauthier, as she discusses the maritime heritage of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive -- and take a behind-the-scenes look at this educational facility.
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Bedford, Quebec Hwy 202 (2016)
Driving through Bedford, Quebec on Hwy 202 in 2016.
Bridal Creek , on the way to Bridal Falls ( east of Chilliwack BC )
Stream on the way to Bridal Falls east of Chilliwack BC Canada. The Fraser River Valley is truly one of the most picturesque areas of beautiful British Columbia, and for those travelling the Trans-Canada Highway through the Fraser Valley, a popular attraction near Bridal Falls is Bridal Veil Falls. The beautiful falls in Bridal Falls Provincial Park drop over 400 feet to the valley floor, flowing into Bridal Creek and under the highway to Cheam Lake Wetlands.
If you like see images from there please visit
and set with many images from Bridal Falls called Middle Earth
Thank you Janusz
PS this quick video was intended to provide sound to still images posted on Flickr , so there is no processing at all. I'm not a Video guy and I shot one short video but because I'm camera guy I shot it ... like a portrait - vertical , this is not working in video ..ops
Brome Missisquoi
Bromont, Cowansville, Farnham sont autant de ville du territoire de mativi-estrie.tv. Golf en été, ski en hiver, la route des vins sont autant d'attractions à découvrir.
Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Quebec
August 2009
Syria
Syria is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.
The name Syria formerly comprised the entire region of the Levant, while the modern state encompasses the site of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization of the third millennium BC. In the Islamic era, its capital city, Damascus, was the seat of the Umayyad Empire and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Empire. Damascus is widely regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Modern Syria was created as a French mandate and attained independence in April 1946, as a parliamentary republic. The post-independence period was rocky, and a large number of military coups and coup attempts shook the country in the period 1949-1970. Syria has been under Emergency Law since 1962, effectively suspending most constitutional protections for citizens, and its system of government is considered non-democratic.
The country has been governed by the Baath Party since 1963, although actual power is concentrated to the presidency and a narrow grouping of military and political strongmen. Syria's current president is Bashar al-Assad, who won a referendum on extending his presidency for second term, garnering 97.62 percent of votes in 2007 and is the son of Hafez al-Assad, who held office from 1970 until his death in 2000. Syria has played a major regional role, particularly through its central role in the Arab conflict with Israel, which since 1967 has occupied the Golan Heights, and by active involvement in Lebanese and Palestinian affairs.
The population is mainly Sunni Muslim, but with significant Alawite, Shia, Christian and Druze minorities. Since the 1960s, Alawite military officers have tended to dominate the country's politics. Ethnically, some 80% of the population is Arab, and the state is ruled by the Baath Party according to Arab nationalist principles, while approximately 20% belong to the Kurdish, Armenian, Assyrian, Turkmen, and Circassians minorities. ( source Wikipedia )