/R E P E A T -- MEDIA PREVIEW ADVISORY : NEW CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY EXHIBITION
GATINEAU, QC, May 26, 2025 /CNW/ -
WHAT: Media preview of the exhibition Retro – Popular Music in Canada From the '60s, '70s and '80s
WHERE: Canadian Museum of History, 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec, Special Exhibitions Corridor
WHEN: Thursday June 5, 2025 at 10 a.m.
WHO: Speak to members of the exhibition team and special guests:
Judith Klassen, Curator, Music and Performing Arts, Canadian Museum of History
Erin Poulton, Creative Development Specialist, Canadian Museum of History
Laura Sanchini, Manager, History and Cultural Expression, Canadian Museum of History
David Dufour, a.k.a. D-Track, Gatineau-based hip-hop artist
Unable to attend the media preview?
Join us for the exhibition opening at 7 p.m.
Event highlights include:
Official opening of the exhibition with host Mitsou Gélinas
A live band that will have you up and dancing
Sing your heart out with some Canadian karaoke
Immortalize your evening at our "classic" 1980s-era photo booth
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY
100 Laurier Street
Gatineau QC K1A 0M8
819-776-7000 | 1-800-555-5621
historymuseum.ca
SOURCE Canadian Museum of History
Stéphanie Verner, Senior Media Relations and Communications Officer, Canadian Museum of History, Telephone: 819-776-7169, [email protected]
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