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Newsletter Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2018
The Québec Religious Heritage Council is pleased to unveil the renewed presentation of its bulletin for this spring. Enjoy!

Laurent Amiot: Canadian Master Silversmith
Discover Laurent Amiot’s talent and ingenuity in the very first retrospective devoted to the artist and his work, presented at the National Gallery of Canada. Who was Laurent Amiot? Find out…

A church of beauty!
The oldest church on the island of Montreal is getting a makeover! The Church of the Visitation-of-the-Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1751, built along the Rivière-des-Prairies, reveals the wonders…

A ten-step guide to transform our churches
Read the article by Valérie Paquette , in InfoPortneuf For more information on the guide and the evolutionary toolbox that comes with it, go to www.portneuf.ca/en/territory-dating/future-patrimoine-religieux-portneuf…

A symposium around a masterpiece of Quebec’s cultural heritage
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), in collaboration with Quebec City’s Musée de la civilisation (MCQ), invites the public to a day of discussions around Jacques-Louis David’s…

L’abbaye d’Oka is sold to a touristic and agricultural promoter
The Cistercian abbey complex of Notre-Dame-du-Lac in Oka passes into the hands of private developers. The new owners promise to restore the architectural glory of the 19th century abbey, preserve and…

Minister of Culture wants to keep the art work "Saint Jerome' in Quebec
Quebec wishes that the painting Saint Jerome hearing the trumpet of the Last Judgment, Jacques-Louis David, remain in Quebec and be protected. The Minister of Culture, Marie Montpetit, asked experts to…