Ontario ROM x new Acropolis Museum March 12 to September 30
Quebec Montreal Cirque Festival July 7 to 17
Escape the heat and wander through the Royal Ontario Museum’s latest exhibit observing eight decades of Canada-Greece relations. Engaging in an exchange of objects with the Athens-based institution, the centrepiece on display is the best preserved and most stunning of the Korai group of ancient female sculptures discovered at the Acropolis of Athens. Created between 520-510 GCE, Kore (the name meaning freestanding maiden statue) 670 is considered one of the most important artifacts of its kind due to the fine level of detail and preserved colour. Reciprocally, ROM has loaned two Panathenaic amphorae (vases) to the Greek museum for a six-month residency.
Quebec has become the home of modern day circus, having exported the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil. Naturally, then, the uber-popular company is participating in the Montreal Cirque Festival where artists from around the province dazzle audiences with high-flying acrobatics at the TOHU theatre and the Quartier des spectacles downtown. In addition, there is plenty of free entertainment scheduled at various outdoor venues, parks and right on the street and sidewalks across the city. Expect jugglers, zip liners, acrobats, tightrope walkers and more.
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