MMFA Slendore a Venezia: The Young Philanthropists' Circle

The Young Philanthropists' Circle
Slendore a Venezia Exhibition

This event took place at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on January 16, 2014.

The Young Philanthropists' Circle at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is gaining in popularity especially among the young professionals. The events are organized around the museum's temporary exhibitions. The Circle members get a guided tour of the exhibition as well as food and drinks. A lot of networking takes place combinened with the art appreciation.

Food and drinks are also plentiful.

To join the Montreal's Museum of fine Arts Young Philantropists' Circle click on the image below

Or go directly to the MMFA Young Philantropists' website

http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/cjp

Here is one more image from the Plendore of Venezia exhibition.

MMFA - 150th Anniversary Guide

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts:

150^th Anniversary Guide

Towards the end of 2013, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) has published an expanded annd revised edition of the book that commemorated the museum’s 150^th anniversary in 2010. The museum was founded in 1860 by Francis Fulford, an Anglican Bishop of Montreal, and its first name was the Art Association of Montreal. It was created to encourage the appreciation of fine arts among the people of the city.

At first the Art Association had no permanent location. During the ensuing twenty years it organized shows and expositions which were held in various Montreal venues. Thus it^[was not able to acquire works of art since it had no storage space.

The situation began to change in 1877 when he Art Association received an exceptional gift from Benaiah Gobb, a Montreal businesman. The gift consisted of money to build the Association's Art Gallery on north-east corner of Montreal's Phillips's Square, as well as of works of art from his private collection. This gift by Benaiah Gibb was the founding stone of the present Montreal Museum of Fine Arts's collection.

The second substantial donation by the businessman James Ross took place in 1922 and permitted the Museum to move to its present location.

Since the first gift by Benaiah Gibb in 1877, the MMFA's in-house collection has grown to 40,000 works of art.

The MMFA's 150th Anniversary Guide is a beautifully executed book comprising of 416 pages and 460 high quality illustrations. My photos of the Guide's pages do not render justice to the true scope and beauty of the book. 

The Guide consists of five major sections:

• Archaeology and World Cultures
• European Old Masters
• Modern and Contemporary Art
• Quebec and Canadian Art
• Decorative Arts and Design

Below are several more pages from the book's Quebec and Canadian Art section.

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts' 150th Anniversay Guide can be purchased at the MMFA's boutique and store.

Visit the MMFA's website for more information on the present and upcoming exhibitions.

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