Maria Chapdelaine, Truths and Lies

Du 1 June 2002 au 30 November 2022

The reputation of the novel Maria Chapdelaine , written in 1913 by Louis Hémon, has largely thrived on its myths. From Quebec to France, extravagant tales have been woven about Louis Hémon and his characters.

Nearly a century later, having sold millions of copies and translated into more than twenty-five languages, this often-contested portrait of the Quebec people has almost faded into oblivion. So why dedicate an exhibition to it today?

To remind us of the principles that inspired its wandering author: freedom of ideas, the need to bear witness, and the passion for discovery. To appreciate how far the people of Quebec have come since then. And to realize once again that our societies, rightly or wrongly, retain from their artists and their works only what they choose to remember.

Maria Chapdelaine, Truths and Lies —a grand and demystifying exhibition.

Concept by Michel-Marc Bouchard