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Canadiana Art & Shopping Tour
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 If Canada
was a city, this would be it! It’s more than just a marketing slogan
– it also holds true to the wide variety of attractions and shops that
display Canadiana arts and crafts. Start off with a guided tour
of the Grand Hall at the Canadian Museum of Civilization where the culture
and art of the West Coast Natives are on display. Move on to the
Inuit Gallery at the National Gallery of Canada to see the collection
containing more than 410 sculptures, and 800 prints and drawings.
And just around the corner at the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography,
over 158,000 photos from Canadian photographers document all aspects of
Canadian life. And then it’s time for a little shopping:
- the Canadian Geographic Boutique, located in the Rideau Centre,
presents a wide cross-section of gifts presenting Canadian nature
and the natural world;
- Canada’s Four Corners, located at Sparks and Metcalfe, has exquisite
and finely-crafted Canadian crafts and paintings, set in the atmosphere
of a newly-renovated heritage building;
- Snow Goose, also on Sparks Street, specializes in Inuit, aboriginal
and handmade Canadian art and crafts;
- a wide range of Canadian Eskimo carvings, prints, baskets, jewellery
and handicrafts can be found at the Inuit Artists’ Shop, with two
locations, one in the By Ward Market, and the other in the west end
of the city on Merivale Road.
- And don’t forget: museum gift shops, particularly at the National
Gallery of Canada and Canadian Museum of Civilization, are wonderful
locations to find unique samples of Canadiana gifts and souvenirs.
For more information, contact:
| 1. Canada’s Four Corners: |
(613) 233-2322 |
| 2. Canadian Geographic Boutique: |
(613) 565-0479 |
| 3. Canadian Museum of Civilization: |
(819) 776-7000 |
| 4. Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography: |
(613) 990-8257 |
| 5. Inuit Artists’ Shop: |
(613) 224-8189; |
| (613) 241-9444 |
| 6. National Gallery of Canada: |
(613) 990-1985 |
| 7. Snow Goose: |
(613) 232-2213 |
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