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LE MUSÉE DE SAINT-BONIFACE / ST. BONIFACE MUSEUM W M A tree-lined walkway and quaint porch welcome you as you step into the oldest building in Winnipeg, and the largest oak log structure in North America. Housed within the historic Grey Nuns Convent, the museum preserves and showcases the heritage and contributions of the French- Canadian and Métis people of Manitoba. The museum boasts the largest collection of Louis Riel artifacts in the country and themed exhibits await you on two floors, including in the beautifully restored chapel and choir loft. The museum also features a unique boutique where specialty items and gifts can be discovered. 494 avenue Taché – Old St. Boniface / Winnipeg's French Quarter Tel: 204.237.4500 Email: info@msbm.mb.ca www.msbm.mb.ca NUNAVUT GALLERY W a With one of North America's most extensive collections of Inuit Art, Nunavut Gallery shows more than 5,000 works of art including more than 500 individual sculptures of polar bears, representing the best of Canada's world renowned Inuit artwork. The newly renovated Gallery is more than 2,500 sq. ft. in size and it is as much a museum as it is a place of business. Owner Richard Kroeker has more than 25 years experience in the Inuit art field. Art on display includes sculptures, drawings, prints and wall hangings that feature world famous and emerging artists that include John Tiktak, Nunu Parr, Jessie Oonark, Kenojuak Ashevak and many more. 603 Corydon Avenue – Corydon Tel: 204.478.7233 Email: richard@nunavutgallery.com www.nunavutgallery.com OSEREDOK UKRAINIAN CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL CENTRE W M Enjoy varied exhibitions drawn from the centre's art, library, museum and archival collections that reflect the cultural heritage of Ukrainians in Canada. Browse through a unique selection of jewelry, giftware, art and books in the centre's boutique. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays in summer from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 184 Alexander Avenue East – Exchange District Tel: 204.942.0218 Email: ucec@mts.net www.oseredok.blogspot.ca PLACE SAINT-NORBERT W M At the site of the former orphanage (1905- 1948), managed by the Misericordia Sisters, the Saint-Norbert Heritage Group gathered a former butcher shop, a log house, a Red River cart and the La Barrière monument. This monument, which recalls the events of 1869-1870, replaced a simple cross of yesteryear bearing Father Ritchot's inscription "Le doigt de Dieu est ici" (The finger of God is here). Here, Riel's followers had erected a wooden barricade, which prevented access to the colony by the governor appointed by Canada. 3514 Pembina Highway – St. Norbert PLATFORM: CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL ARTS W a PLATFORM is Manitoba's only artist-run centre devoted exclusively to photographic and digital arts. Founded in 1981, the gallery exhibits artwork by local, national and international artists, showcasing the scope of photographic and digital art practices from innovations and rediscoveries arising from traditional print, to advances stemming from digital photographic techniques, to the outer limits where photography dissolves into other media classifications. 121-100 Arthur Street (Artspace Building) – Exchange District Tel: 204.942.8183 Email: info@platformgallery.org www.platformgallery.org LEGEND a Gallery | M Museums Photo courtesy of St. Boniface Museum Photo courtesy of PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts: Karen Asher 50 2016 OFFICIAL VISITOR'S GUIDE Winnipeg