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CTV News
09-06-2025
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- CTV News
New exhibit at Canadian Museum of History showcases pop music in Canada
The Retro Popular Music in Canada from the '60s, '70s, and '80s exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History. (Dylan Dyson/CTV News Ottawa) A new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. takes a look and a listen into popular music in Canada. The museum has launched its feature exhibit for the year, Retro Popular Music in Canada from the '60s, '70s, and '80s. The museum's music and performing arts curator Judith Klassen says the exhibit looks at a time when pop music was becoming a major cultural force in Canada. 'The exhibition includes artists, songs, moments from this period,' said Klassen. The exhibit features more than 160 items such as musical instruments, stage clothing, handwritten lyrics, album covers, posters and more from artists such as Celine Dion, Rush, Michie Mee and more. 'It really explores the dynamic nature of popular music at this time, the ways that artists were pushing boundaries in terms of what we see in the public sphere, engaging with social and political issues,' said Klassen. Retro music The Retro Popular Music in Canada from the '60s, '70s, and '80s exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History. (Dylan Dyson/CTV News Ottawa) Featured in the display is a guitar from Saskatchewan-based band The Northern Pikes. '[We] wrote the song 'She Ain't Pretty', which became a very popular commercial song, on that guitar, as well as many, many other great songs,' says band member Jay Semko, who was on hand for the exhibit's opening. 'Music is connection. When you look at any guitar or any musical item you see in here, it's an item of connection that connects to people, and I think that's absolutely brilliant. It's so, so cool.' Performing at the exhibit's grand opening was Gatineau-based hip-hop artist David Dufour, known as D-Track, who says music from those decades has paved the way for current artists like himself. 'As a hip-hop artist, you sample lots of music from these eras, like specifically the '60s and '70s sound, which is a specific sound you want to have sometimes in your samples,' he said. 'I'm a big fan of when you have the piece of paper on which the artist wrote their lyrics, I love that. I like to see how did they write? You know, I'm trying to read it, I don't understand, but that's the way they understood it. So, I really like that.' The exhibit is open to the public at the Canadian Museum of History until Jan. 18, 2026.
Cision Canada
04-06-2025
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- Cision Canada
/R E P E A T -- MEDIA PREVIEW ADVISORY : NEW CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY EXHIBITION
Be one of the first to explore the enduring influence of popular music as you journey through different places and eras. 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 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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26-05-2025
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MEDIA PREVIEW ADVISORY : NEW CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY EXHIBITION
Be one of the first to explore the enduring influence of popular music as you journey through different places and eras. 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 RSVP: By June 2, please confirm your presence or make other arrangements: | 819-776-7169 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 StreetGatineau QC K1A 0M8819-776-7000 | SOURCE Canadian Museum of History View original content: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Cision Canada
26-05-2025
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- Cision Canada
MEDIA PREVIEW ADVISORY : NEW CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY EXHIBITION
Be one of the first to explore the enduring influence of popular music as you journey through different places and eras. 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 SOURCE Canadian Museum of History
