Cuivres d'Art Albert Gilles - Studio & Musée
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Québec

Albert Gilles Copper Art – Art Studio & Museum

Open year round
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Presentation

97 years of creation of religious and secular art for this art workshop and Museum. A family of artists recognized in 2017 by the Conseil de la Culture du Québec. Follow the journey of a passionate craftsman and now 5 women of his family who continues the tradition of repoussé work. Their talents have contributed to the decoration of more than 30 churches in Quebec, in Canada and in the United States, including the doors of the Basilica of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré. See their works and creations and discover the exhibition on the Life of Christ done by Albert Gilles: 50 paintings embossed by hand over a period of 15 years. Take part in their «Repoussé» workshop (disappearing art): copper and tools are waiting for you.

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  • Family activities
  • Facilities designed for groups
  • Presentations on site
  • Welcome and information services in English and in French
  • Tours offered in English and in French
  • Tourism panels (blue panels)
  • Virtual tour offered
  • Shop on site

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Museum and interpretation center

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Québec City is North America’s oldest catholic parish and the city where the first Anglican cathedral outside the British Isles was built. Churches, chapels, monasteries, museums and religious festivals give the surrounding region prestige and steep it in history. Treasures of devotional art there include…

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