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Dominion Observatory Tour
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Dominion Observatory
Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6 CanadaDescription
Juan Geuer worked at the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa from 1954 to 1979. Join us on a tour of this historic building, for a rare glimpse of Juan Geuer’s mural and sculptural installation Signs of the Zodiac (1963-78).
This tour will be presented in English by a knowledgable OAG Educator.
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Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) is an independent non-profit public art gallery committed to the acquisition, presentation, interpretation and dissemination of contemporary art for the benefit of the local arts community. Its programs explore a variety of issues and include exhibitions, talks, lectures, tours and publications. OAG has a growing permanent collection of historical and contemporary works associated with the region. It also houses the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, which consists of more than 1,600 works of art assembled by Ottawa collectors O.J. and Isobel Firestone, who acquired the works from the early 1950s to the 1970s.
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