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TIFFANY GLASS

A Passion for Colour

February 12 to May 2, 2010
$ Admission Fee
Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion
Level 2

Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933) is famous for the original and spectacular effectsof colour and light that he achieved in his blown vases, stained glass windows and lamps. A Canadian first, this exhibition focusses on Tiffany's outstanding contribution to design and the technology of glass.

INSPIRIA

A Renowned Jewellery Firm Celebrates the Cirque du Soleil

March 26 to August 29, 2010
$ Admission Fee
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is presenting, in a premiere, a spectacular private collection of twenty exceptional pieces of jewellery, the fruit of a collaboration between the Cirque du Soleil and one of the most distinguished firms in the Place Vendôme, Paris.

“WE WANT MILES”

Miles Davis: Jazz Legend

April 30 to August 29, 2010
$ Admission Fee
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion

With this exhibition, the Museum pays tribute to Miles Davis (1926-1991), one of the twentieth century’s greatest musicians. The multimedia retrospective (musical excerpts, film and documentary clips, drawings by Miles Davis; paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Mati Klarwein; photographs by Annie Leibovitz and Irving Penn; costumes, musical instruments and scores lent by the Davis family, etc.) recalls the highlights of his life and career, including his memorable concerts in Montreal.

OTTO DIX

September 24, 2010 to January 2, 2011
$ Admission Fee
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion

Otto Dix (1891-1969), a German artist deeply affected by both World Wars, in which he fought, was at the forefront of the Berlin movement Neue Sachlichkeit [New Objectivity], which espoused a realist, often critical, view of society during the interwar years and portrayed their profound sense of unease and pessimism.