Special event

Espace Riopelle Grand Opening

Espace Riopelle — Michael Audain Pavilion

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Visual element for the campaign promoting the pavilion's grand opening

This fall, Jean Paul Riopelle is taking root in our landscape.

The Espace Riopelle – Michael Audain Pavilion will be opening its doors so visitors can experience a space that pays tribute to Jean Paul Riopelle’s creative freedom and the landscapes that inspired so much of his art. An enchanting experience like no other awaits the first-ever visitors to this extraordinary new building. Will you be one of them?

Four days of celebrations honouring Jean Paul Riopelle

From October 22 to 25, the new space will be brimming with artistic energy as artists of all kinds take over for the grand opening, whose theme is What Moves Through Us.

Dance, music, and creation will converge for a distinctive, immersive, and utterly unforgettable celebration punctuated by artistic performances and unique encounters inspired by Riopelle's work.

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On the program: poetry, creativity, and emotion

Enjoy exclusive access to the Espace Riopelle – Michael Audain Pavilion. Be one of the first to take in its exceptional architecture and inaugural exhibitions, enjoy an olfactory experience crafted by Chartier World Lab, and measure your emotional reactions to Riopelle’s work.

  • Model of the future Espace Riopelle

With its repertoire inspired by the Québec landscape, Fleuve | Espace Danse has much in common with Riopelle’s work. Dancer and choreographer Chantal Caron and her troupe will put on performances throughout the building, adapted from three of their signature performances: Prendre le Nord, La Marée Noire, and Êtres de Bois.

  • With performer Geneviève Robitaille

Each day, students from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec will perform classical pieces that will echo throughout the building, creating a contemplative ambiance.

  • Musicians from the Conservatoire de musique de Québec performing at the museum

Riopelle was fascinated by the icebergs he saw during his travels in the Far North. Surrounded by the music of Flore Laurentienne, you too can enjoy the majesty of these massive chunks of ice with Iceberg, la route des géants, a virtual reality experience created by FAB (Télé-Québec).

  • Photo of an iceberg

The new visible storeroom and restoration lab will give you a glimpse into art conservation and restoration. Members of the team will be available to tell you all about the work that goes on behind the scenes.

  • Restorers examining a work of art

Let your creativity run wild in a workshop inspired by Riopelle’s evocative landscapes and the choreography of Fleuve | Espace Danse. In tandem, roaming artists and writers will capture the magic of the grand opening with impromptu sketches and texts inspired by the art, the building, and the discoveries.

  • A mother and her daughter at a creative workshop

In the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion, the auditorium will be showing a looping selection of award-winning shorts by the contemporary dance company, whose performances interpret natural cycles through movement.

  • People seen from behind in front of the screen.
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