CBC.ca Arts - Portrait gallery looks nationwide for new home - The Diigo Meta page

• 14 Nov 07
  

  Yule Heibel

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  • The federal government wants nine cities across Canada to compete for the right to host the national portrait gallery originally slated to open in Ottawa.

    
    
    

    "Our government has set forth the notion that national cultural institutions do not necessarily have to be located in the national capital," said Heritage Minister Josée Verner at a news conference Friday announcing what she called "a bold and innovative step."

  • The competition will seek a qualified developer in "the best possible location in Canada" for the Portrait Gallery of Canada, Verner said.
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  • • Verner said those cities are being considered because they have large populations, strong tourism and would make the gallery accessible.

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