July-August 2005

What's On Outside Ottawa

Library and Archives Canada develops and tours exhibitions that feature items from its extensive collection, bringing our documentary heritage to communities across Canada and, in some cases, internationally. The following exhibitions are currently on tour.

• Where Are the Children? Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools
• The Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
• New France Festival

Where Are the Children? Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools

This exhibition, the result of a partnership between Library and Archives Canada, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the Legacy of Hope Foundation, encourages dialogue and understanding about the effects of the residential school system on the First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. Over 200,000 people have viewed the exhibition since it opened in 2002. A virtual exhibition is available at www.wherearethechildren.ca/en/home.html.

The partners wish to acknowledge Archives Deschâtelets, Archives of Ontario, Canadian Museum of Civilization, The Anglican Church of Canada: The General Synod Archives, Glenbow Archives, The Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives, Provincial Archives of Manitoba, photographer Jeffrey M. Thomas, United Church of Canada: Victoria University Archives, and Yukon Archives for their contribution to the contents of the exhibition.

CONFIRMED ITINERARY

April 11-August 22, 2005
Multicultural Association of Northwestern Ontario
Victoriaville Centre Mall, Thunder Bay, Ontario

September 22, 2005-January 7, 2006
Woodland Cultural Centre
Brantford, Ontario

For more information about booking this exhibition please contact:
Angie Bruce, Legacy of Hope Foundation
Telephone: (204) 925-4610 ext. 234
Fax: (204) 582-9508
E-mail: abruce@ahf.ca

The Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana

In March 2002, Library and Archives Canada acquired more than 4,000 works of art from one private collector--Mr. Peter Winkworth. The Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana exhibitions will be unveiled to Canadians as a series of regional presentations, with works from the Atlantic provinces; Quebec; Ontario; the Prairies, the Northwest Territories and the North; and the Pacific Coast and the Yukon. Each exhibition focuses on developments in Canadian history as they relate to conflict and commerce, the geography of the land and the nature of its inhabitants, and the evolution of Canadian society. Enjoy these selections for their informative value, their aesthetic appeal, their quality of execution, and more--for their unique perspective on Canada's past.

A virtual exhibition of part of the Peter Winkworth Collection is also available for viewing online at www.collectionscanada.ca/art/050602_e.html.

CONFIRMED ITINERARY

September 17-November 20, 2005
McMichael Gallery, McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Kleinburg, Ontario

January 28-March 26, 2006
Art Gallery of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario

We are currently working with other institutions to establish venues for these exhibitions across Canada.

New France Festival

Library and Archives Canada will take part in the New France Festival, which will be held inside the walls of Old Quebec City from August 3 to 7, 2005. Through plays, concerts, period costumes and numerous live performances in the streets of the Old City, visitors are taken back in time to the New France of the 17th and 18th centuries. LAC is proud to be part of this unique experience.

CONFIRMED ITINERARY

August 3-August 7, 2005
Old Quebec City

For more information about the New France Festival, visit http://fnf2005.nouvellefrance.qc.ca/2005-en

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