''Human Drama in Gaza" is a photo exhibition about the realities of life in the Gaza Strip under war and siege. Produced by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), the Montreal stop is the first in a series of cross-Canada shows giving perspective to the Assault on Gaza which began Dec. 27, 2008, and lasted 22 days. CJPME’s artistic team reviewed tens of thousands of photos, and spent hundreds of hours researching the stories behind the photos featured.
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'Gender Check' is the first comprehensive exhibition featuring art from Eastern Europe since the 1960s based on the theme of gender roles. 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the curator Bojana Pejić, along with a team of experts from 24 different countries, has put together a selection of over 400 works including paintings, sculpture, installations, photography, posters, films and videos.
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This exhibition retraces the career of Catalan photographer Agustí Centelles (Valencia, Spain, 1909-Barcelona, 1985) between 1936 and 1939, including his experience of the Spanish Civil War and his internment in the Bram camp in France.
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This exhibition dedicated to an icon of popular culture allows the public to discover how the hero was created and decipher the myth that he embodies.
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On the last Sunday every May, Montrealers celebrate art, history and science with Montréal Museums Day, when some 30 museums offer free access to the public, while six bus routes take visitors from place to place free of charge.
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By the time World War II began on September 1, 1939, Germany had purged itself of its Jewish professors, scientists, and scholars. Some of these academics, deprived of their livelihoods by the Nazis, found refuge in the United States. But in this new world, they faced an uncertain future.
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In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famous Bed-in, held in Suite 1742 of Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel, made headlines around the world. Forty years later, from April 2 to June 21, 2009, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts celebrates this legendary event with Imagine: The Peace Ballad of John & Yoko, organized in collaboration with Yoko Ono.
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