Category: Arts and culture
Life, love, death
Registrar of Collections, Saint Joseph's Oratory Museum
October 23, 2020 Arts and culture, History
That’s it, fall is already well established. Due to the closing of the museums, I invite you in this blog to discover our heritage in a completely different way. Let’s get outside the walls of the Oratory and discover a place out of the ordinary in the great outdoors.
Art and Music at the Oratory
Curator of the Museum and Artistic Heritage of Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal.
January 10, 2020 Arts and culture
Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal is pleased to present the exhibition Les Mondes de Katia Makdissi-Warren [Katia Makdissi-Warren’s Worlds], as well as a series of concerts, in partnership with the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ).
Update on Saint-Joseph’s Oratory’s Carillon…
Titular Carillonist of Saint Joseph's Oratory
November 12, 2019 Arts and culture, Music
By the time you read this blog, the bells of the carillon and the consoles (keyboards and pedals) will have reached their destination, the Paccard foundry, in France.
A short history of the great Beckerath organ in the Oratory Basilica
By Vincent Boucher et Denis Juget
Titular Organist at the Oratory / Organ Builder
September 26, 2019 Arts and culture, History
In 1957, Rudolf von Beckerath installed a 44-stop organ in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio. He then made a trip to Montreal, at the invitation of organists Kenneth Gilbert, Raymond Daveluy and Lucienne and Gaston Arel.
Colours from Another Era
Archivist, Roland-Gauthier Archive and Documentation Centre
September 24, 2018 Arts and culture, History
Discover architectural drawings and sketches from the very beginnings of the conceptual work on the Basilica and the Crypt Church. Full article in French here
Saint Joseph of the Nativity
Rector, Saint Joseph's Oratory
December 21, 2017 Arts and culture, Faith, Spirituality
A moment to contemplate a few figures of Saint Joseph, as he appears in Nativity Scenes, and on their meaning.
Read the article in French.
Brother André’s Last (Little) Trip
Archivist, Roland-Gauthier Archive and Documentation Centre
December 15, 2017 Arts and culture, History, News
Few pilgrims know that back in the day, the Crypt Church, now centenarian, used to house the tomb of Saint Brother André. Read the article in French, by David Bureau.
A Donation to Saint Joseph
Registrar of Collections, Saint Joseph's Oratory Museum
July 21, 2017 Arts and culture, History
As part of the exhibit Saint Joseph Like Montréal, the Oratory Museum presents, for the first time, a statuette of Saint Joseph courtesy of a donation by the Sisters of Charity of Montreal. Read the full article in French here.
Two new exhibitions to discover
Curator of the Museum and Artistic Heritage of Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal.
May 31, 2017 Arts and culture, History, Religious Heritage
The Oratory Museum is once again open to the public! Discover its two new exhibitions…
Reorganizing archives in three days!
Registrar of Collections, Saint Joseph's Oratory Museum
March 13, 2017 Arts and culture, News
Discover a lesser-known side of Museum work… Read the full article in French.
Christmas Theatre at the Oratory
Archivist, Roland-Gauthier Archive and Documentation Centre
December 21, 2016 Arts and culture, History
A preview of our Archives Center’s record of theatrical activities by Father Émile Legault, CSC and the Jongleurs de la Montagne troup… Article in French only available here
Portrait of Jesus
Curator of the Museum and Artistic Heritage of Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal.
May 3, 2016 Arts and culture
A new exhibit titled Portrait of Jesus is presented at the Museum of Saint Joseph’s Oratory until September 5, 2016.
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