Canadian Heritage committee  The goal is to develop it for everyone. I don't have the money for that.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have a project that is still in the early stages, that is still being developed. The objective is to make our programs accessible to school groups via the Internet. So it involves real-time visits, as well as virtual visits. The basic idea is to take the stories we have withi

Canadian Heritage committee  The 150th anniversary celebrations are very important, we agree, but before then, other less prominent museums that are in trouble will first have to survive. In other words, what good will the 150th anniversary do? These institutions may no longer even be around to celebrate it.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have done that for years. From 2002 to 2008, private museums in Quebec increased sponsorship and patronage revenues by 171%. Obviously, the problem we face is that everyone in the cultural sector is competing for patronage. I don't think society has an infinite supply of patro

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, absolutely. Two or three years would be best. To prepare an exhibit of that kind you'd need a year to a year and a half. Prior to that you'd have to apply to the program, have the answer, whatever the answer is, and then you'd be able to start working. So two years would be

Canadian Heritage committee  Unfortunately not, but it was not for lack of trying. That is exactly what I wanted to say. The very heart of our business, if you will, is the collection.

Canadian Heritage committee  Hello everyone. My name is Pierre Wilson, and I am the director-curator, which does not translate.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, close enough. “Curator”, okay. As I said, I am the director-curator of the Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec and have been for more than eight years. Founded in 1962, the museum specializes in handcrafted objects made by Quebec masters and artisans. The museum is on