The Personal Property Appraisers Post

By Edith Yeomans, ASA

Are you tired of your staycation? Are you itching for a change of venue?

Would you like to nourish your inner Frenchman? Your inner Frenchwoman?

Then….BIENVENUE a MONTREAL October 29-31, 2009.

On day one feast your eyes on the McCord Museum of Canadian History collection of over 28,000 decorative art objects that document the material lifestyle of Montrealers, Quebeckers and Canadians in centuries past.

Begin this culturally enriching day with the Director of Collections, Madame Nicole Vallerie who will take you back in time and place to 18th/19th century Montreal.

Then immerse yourself in four small group curator-led behind the scenes tours of Canada’s Inuit and Aboriginal Art, costumes, textiles, fine art, decorative antiques, silver, porcelain, glass and furniture. Cap it off with the William Notman Photography Collection of Montreal as it looked in the period.

Dine in Montreal’s number one cultural arts café and explore the McCord Museum book and gift shop, both considered premier spots for luncheon and gifts given in Montreal.

No need to fret if you didn’t see all 28,000 items. The McCord is a 10 minute walk from Loew’s Hotel Vogue and your conference badge allows you to return at leisure during the conference duration. (www.mccord-museum.qc.ca)

Tonight you step into history to dine in Old Montreal at Gibbys, located in the Youville Stables on what was once the south bank of the Saint Pierre River near the original Huron Indian settlement of Hochelaga. Parts of the building date from 1694, 1740 and 1850. (www.gibbys.com)