A showcase not to be missed

September 30, 2016

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

For immediate release

Gatineau, Quebec, September 30, 2016 — The Canadian Museum of History is proud to invite you to the first edition of the Outaouais Arts and Heritage Showcase on Thursday, October 6, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Get acquainted with some of the Outaouais organizations that support the arts and preserve our heritage, and discover the important role they play in the region’s cultural vitality. In this first edition of what will become an annual event, more than a dozen organizations will present their work and the services they provide to the public.

You will have the chance to engage and discuss with spokespeople from the following cultural organizations: the Aylmer Heritage Association, the Centre régional d’archives de l’Outaouais, the Corporation du Musée des incendies de Gatineau, the Symmes Inn Museum, the Musée des sports de Gatineau, the Patrimoine et Chutes de Plaisance, the Réseau du patrimoine de Gatineau et de l’Outaouais, the Société d’histoire de Buckingham, the Société d’histoire de l’Outaouais, the Société de généalogie de l’Outaouais, the Société Pièce sur pièce, the Manoir-Papineau National Historic Site, the Centre d’exposition l’Imagier, the Galerie Montcalm and the Galerie UQO.

The event is being held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Société des musées du Québec.

More information is available at historymuseum.ca or by calling 819-776-7000 or 1-800-555-5621.

Work of the Canadian History Museum is made possible in part through financial support of the Government of Canada.

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Media contacts:
Stéphanie Verner
Media Relations Officer
Telephone: 819-776-7169
Email: stephanie.verner@historymuseum.ca

Éliane Laberge
Social Media and Media Relations Officer
Telephone: 819-776-7097
Email: eliane.laberge@historymuseum.ca