Hand of totem pole stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is returned with apology note
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Hand of totem pole stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is returned with apology note
The anonymous letter noted that culprits were very sorry and “not in a sober state of mind”
Anonymous donor steps in to pay hefty penalty for the National Gallery of Canada’s botched Chagall sale
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Anonymous donor steps in to pay hefty penalty for the National Gallery of Canada’s botched Chagall sale
The rushed deaccessioning—to fund the acquisition of another work from neighbouring Quebec—raised a storm of criticism
The emperor strikes back: Montreal show revisits the splendour and romanticism of Napoleon’s court
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The emperor strikes back: Montreal show revisits the splendour and romanticism of Napoleon’s court
More than a display of splendour, the exhibition examines how the court functioned as an institution of propaganda, shaping and promoting images of imperial power