Looking for an antidote to the November doldrums? Why not simply explore Quebec’s history, art and heritage.
You can take advantage of the many temporary and permanent exhibitions offered at the province’s various museums, some of which are less than a two-hour drive from Montreal. For example, you can visit:
- until November 26:
Zograscope, late 18th century, Château de Lourmarin collection (France), photograph by the author
Unexpected! Surprising Treasures from Library and Archives Canada at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.
With the aim of “dusting off” the notion of the archival document, this exhibition will allow you to discover unusual objects, such as a 17th-century engraving with mysterious iconography, 18th-century watercolor views of Quebec City designed to be observed through a zograscope, and an initiation painting for a Masonic lodge in Upper Canada.
https://www.historymuseum.ca/event/surprising-treasures-library-archives-canada
- from late September to mid-January:
Projet Corbeille at the Musée d’art de Joliette.
This is a unique opportunity to discover the passion for art of Wilfrid Corbeil (c.s.v., 1893-1979), instigator of the museum’s foundation and construction, from the angle of his practice. The exhibition features more than a hundred works, ranging from a medium-format charcoal sketch to a number of large oils on canvas, as well as numerous gouaches of all sizes.
https://www.museejoliette.org/en/expositions/corbeil-project/
- Wednesday to Sunday:
the painted decor by Luigi Capello (1843-1902), one of Ozias Leduc’s master, in the Ursuline Chapel part of the Musée des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières.
This is just the beginning of an instructive dive into the world of these nuns, through the exploration of the heritage sites and their rich collection of ethnographic, scientific, religious and artistic objects.
In November, be entertained, educated and comforted in style!