Roland Arpin

THE MUSÉE DE LA CIVILISATION MARKS THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION BY UNVEILING THE WITNESS BLANKET, A POWERFUL WORK OF ART

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Friday, September 30, 2022
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People will be able to admire the work of art and reflect on it until February19, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • People will be able to admire the work of art and reflect on it until February19, 2023.
  • "It's a privilege to receive the Witness Blanket in our institution, especially on this important Day for the reconciliation process.
  • "If a picture is worth a thousand words, this work of art is worth at least a thousand stories that must be shared and acknowledged, especially on this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
  • It confers legal rights to the work of art itself and respects its important role as the keeper of the survivors' stories.