MNBAQ holds official “groundbreaking” for Espace Riopelle Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com There was quite a party at the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) on May 4 as an official…
During the MNBAQ groundbreaking ceremony, guests turned pillars revealing images of the Espace Riopelle: Darren Bolduc (CONCREA), Julie-Anne Vien (MNBAQ Foundation), Mathieu Lacombe (Minister of Culture and Communications), Mayor Bruno Marchand, Yseult Riopelle, Éric Gauthier (FABG Architectes), Michel J. Audain and his wife Yoshiko Karasawa (Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation), Manon Gauthier (general director of the Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation) and Jean-Luc Murray (MNBAQ). (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) 
For Marjorie Laclotte-Shehyn, solutions to conflicts come from discussion and education. For her, it was essential to have an open library on site with books on war, minorities, colonialism, Palestine, Israel, Jewish history and other related subjects. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) 
Pop superstar Billie Eilish starts her world tour in Quebec City Sept. 29. (Photo from Depositphotos) 
Cast members J.P. Chartier (left), Julian Dawson and Trish Caldwell listen carefully to director Cheryl Rimmer (out of shot). (Photo by David Parker courtesy of Artbeat Theatre) 
The 2024 KWE! festival was launched with traditional music and dancing at the Grand Théâtre on May 1. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)