EXPO 67: THEN AND NOW

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The legacy of Expo 67 still lives on in Montreal today: Infrastructure, architecture, art, and one giant island… … More

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POP MONTREAL: 10 YEARS OF SHOWS IN COOL PLACES

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Back in its first year, 2002, Pop Montreal helped me discover the city’s nooks and crannies via music, and the festival still manages to find new venues for bands to make their own. Pop Montreal’s venue choices have included the tried and true, but it’s the unusual and interesting locales that have stuck in my memory. Maybe that’s how memory works though, a strange environment just solidifying good music and a good time… … More

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MONTREAL MUSEUMS MATCHED TO YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE

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After the success of last summer’s wildly successul, Montreal festivals matched to your personality type, we’ve decided once again to incorporate our otherwise useless psychology degrees to help you find a Montreal experience that’s just right.

Montreal has over fifty museums and galleries, each one specializing in a specific domain of creativity or human achievement or environmental phenomena.

Here are ten of our favorites. But which one is right for you? … More

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20 STUNNING PHOTOS OF MONTREAL

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then you’ve a whole delightful Montreal story ahead of you.

We’ve scoured Flickr for some of the best shots of the city, wanting to highlight the various seasons, architecture and landscapes.

Thanks to all the Flickr users who were willing to share their work with us!

Enjoy!

PS: If you’ve got a stunning Montreal image that you think should be included, leave a comment with the link to your photograph. We might just want to do a second round…

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FLICKR PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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This simple but lovely photo is brought to you by Flickr shutterbug DubyDub2009. We like it because it capture the architectural textures of Old Montreal with the colorful bricks and Victorian detailing.

Check out our Neighborhood 101 for more information on the delightful Old Montreal.

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And see our previous PHOTOS OF THE WEEK.

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CHATEAU DUFRESNE MUSEUM: LIFE, A HUNDRED YEARS AGO

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There are certain venues that have become so familiar to locals, that we forget what is so great about them.  For me, the Château Dufresne Museum is undoubtely one such place.  As a Montreal child I was reguralry dragged to the Château for my school’s bi-annual “artsy day trip”.  As you’d imagine, at twelve years old, my interest for Art Deco was, well, let’s say overshadowed by other aesthetical issues.  Things have changed since, and so have my artistic sensibilities.   … More

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FLICKR PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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“Les 40 portes d’Alfonso Gaglian” is a lovely collage of Montreal door photos by Antoine. Check out his stunning set of Montreal images, he has some truly stunning work.

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FLICKR PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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Montreal is an architecture-lovers wet dream. Whether you appreciate Art Deco, neoclassical, modern or anything in between, we’ve got a mishmash of styles and approaches to satiate your construction curiosity. In fact, I’d say we define urban architectural promiscuity.

In this photo we have the iconic Montreal Olympic Stadium.

“Built for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, the Olympic Stadium is a bold design by French architect Roger Taillibert. A funicular-type elevator brings visitors to the top three observation floors of the Tower, the tallest inclined tower in the world, which offers a spectacular view of the city. The sports centre, at the foot of the Tower, has six aquatic pools as well as a multi-sport facility.”

Thanks to flickr extraordinaire, achille_beaulne, for this magnificent shot. Click on over for other photos of Achille’s perspective of Montreal.

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ART DECO IN MONTREAL

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Art Deco in Montreal in alive and well, with building façades, lamps and doors, carefully cherished and luckily still standing.  Take a tour. An expert will give you details on the many fabulous examples. … More

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FLICKR PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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Our photo of the week comes from Flickr lovebirds Jean-Bernard et Jennifer. One could even say that their love is causing them to see fireworks (and you’ll probably have to click through their photos to understand that reference). Jeannifer (prounounced shjan-i-fer) as I’ve decided to call them, have captured the moody grandioseness of Montreal’s largest religious specimen, Oratoire Saint-Joseph.

“Saint Joseph’s Oratory atop Mount Royal is one of the world’s most visited shrines. The basilica’s huge dome reaches 97 metres and is second only in height to Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The sheer size of it contrasts sharply with its frail founder, Brother André, the humble doorkeeper who had initiated its construction in 1904. The shrine devoted to Saint Joseph consists of a primitive chapel, a votive chapel, a crypt and a basilica large enough to accommodate 10,000 worshippers. Relics of Brother André and many ex-voto of miraculously cured pilgrims are exhibited. The basilica’s great organs and 56 bell chimes will occasionally rekindle solemn works of great composers.”

A beautiful shot of a magnificent Montreal landmark.

Thanks!

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