Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
Issue link: http://read.dreamscapes.ca/i/510262
T his summer and fall, everyone and everything—from Kanye West to the Magna Carta—is coming to the capital. Here are just a few of the highlights. BLOCKBUSTER SHOWS The Greeks—Agamemnon to Alexander the Great brings more than 500 rare items, spanning 5,000 years of history, to the Canadian Museum of History (June 5– October 12). The same museum is also presenting Magna Carta—Law, Liberty and Legacy (June 12–July 26), celebrating one of the primary documents of modern democ- racy. Visitors can view a copy of the Magna Carta created in 1300. At the National Gallery of Canada, iconic Canadian artist Alex Colville is the subject of a comprehensive retrospective (April 23– September 7). You can also see Mary Pratt: This Little Painting, focusing on one of the Canadian artist's seminal works (April 4, 2015, to January 4, 2016), and an exhibition of 42 lithographs, Chagall's Daphnis & Chloé, portraying the Russian-French artist's inter- pretation of a timeless Greek myth (May 28–September 13). The classical theme continues over at the Canadian War Museum, where the focus of Gladiators and the Colosseum—Death and Glory (June 13–September 6) is squarely on Rome. At the Canadian Museum of Nature, a big attraction this summer will be Body Worlds: Animal Inside Out (May 1–September 20), which provides an unusual look at the biology and anatomy of roughly 50 animals through "plastinated" specimens. BE A SPORT Ottawa's sports scene is expanding yet again this year, with the launch of the Ottawa Champions Can-Am League baseball team. SPRING/SUMMER 2015 DREAMSCAPES 27 BY LAURA BYRNE PAQUET OPPOSITE: The Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival takes place from September 3–7, 2015. ABOVE TOP: Ottawa is home to more than 180 kilometres of recreational pathways. Ottawa Tourism