[BCMA] Press Release -- Italian Cultural Centre Museum

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Subject: 	Press Release -- Italian Cultural Centre Museum
Date: 	Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:32:32 -0700
From: 	Caelan <curator at italianculturalcentre.ca>



For the members' listserv:

 

Opening an exhibit on September 11^th , press release below and attached.

 

Thanks!

 

Contact:

Caelan Griffiths -- Museum Curator

Tel: (604) 430-3337  /  Fax: (604) 430-3331

Email: curator at italianculturalcentre.ca 
<mailto:curator at italianculturalcentre.ca>

http://www.italianculturalcentre.ca <http://www.italianculturalcentre.ca/>

http://www.ilmuseoitaliano.blogspot.com 
<http://www.ilmuseoitaliano.blogspot.com/>

For Immediate Release: 

*Vancouver**'s only 20-metre authentic Venetian gondola on display 
September 11^th to December 4^th at the Italian Cultural Centre!*

 

Vancouver BC, August 26^th 2010  --  /Il Museo/ at the Italian Cultural 
Centre is presenting the /Giovanni Caboto/ Vancouver's authentic 
Venetian gondola.  A relic of Expo86, the gondola is thought to be among 
the few in North America. 

 

"It has survived, through various owners, and many grand schemes before 
ending up here," says museum curator, Caelan Griffiths, "it's a rare 
piece of authentic, handmade Venetian culture -- made with no nails!"

 

The only bits of metal found on the museum-piece are the decorative 
brasses shaped like seahorses.  It was acquired in the 1990s by a 
dedicated group of volunteers led by Giorgio Oballa and Armando Petronio 
who saved it from possible destruction and painstakingly restored for 
display.

 

The /Giovanni Caboto/ is part of a larger display devoted to the magical 
city of Venice, a city that has a special place in hearts of Vancouver's 
Italian-Canadians.  Objects on display have been brought from the homes 
of the Italian community and from a major bequest by the late *Abraham 
Rogatnick* -- a passionate scholar of Venice.  The display runs from 
September 11^th to December 4^th , 2010.  With the rich history and 
culture of Venice to display the museum has also scheduled activities: 
"Dress Like a Gondolier" day for kids and adults, slideshow lectures and 
much more! (check the Italian Cultural Centre website for more details).

 

The Italian Cultural Centre is a not-for-profit cultural organization 
that promotes the best of Italian culture, sharing it with all the other 
communities in Vancouver, in order to endorse a vibrant and colourful 
multiculturalism. Ample free car and bike parking available and Renfrew 
Skytrain station nearby: 3075 Slocan Street (Grandview Hwy) in 
Vancouver.   Consider taking the Central Valley Greenway to find us!

 

Press invited to a special introductory viewing 3pm, September 11^th .

***

 

 

Caelan Griffiths

Museum curator and library supervisor

Italian Cultural Centre

 

3075 Slocan Street

Vancouver BC, V5M 3E4

curator at italianculturalcentre.ca <mailto:curator at italianculturalcentre.ca>

librarian at italianculturalcentre.ca 
<mailto:librarian at italianculturalcentre.ca>

tel: 604 430 3337

fax: 604 430 3331

 

blog: www.ilmuseoitaliano.blogspot.com 
<http://www.ilmuseoitaliano.blogspot.com/>

website: www.italianculturalcentre.ca <http://www.italianculturalcentre.ca/>

 

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