Temporarily Closed

Temporarily Closed

The Gallery of the Portuguese Pioneers has been closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and continues to observe Health Canada’s recommendations.  Our first priority is the continued safety of our employees and our visitors.  Public health officials continue to advise that social distancing is the most effective strategy to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  As […]

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Christmas brings solidarity and life

Christmas brings solidarity and life

Great moments with friends from the Luso Canadian Charitable Society, who came to ornate the traditional Portuguese Christmas Tree. Happy New year to all. Foi uma festa com muita alegria na Galeria dos Pioneiros Portugueses na companhia dos utentes da Luso Canadian Charitable Society de Toronto. O tema: a Árvore de natal tradicional.

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Women  get in touch with their Portuguese heritage

Women get in touch with their Portuguese heritage

The gallery of the Portuguese Pioneers ended 2018 with a tribute to women volunteers and friends interested in their cultural heritage. They came from Elora, Cambridge, Mississauga, and Toronto for a special visit to see the traditional Christmas tree, the way their grandmothers and mothers would have decorated it. A Galeria dos Pioneiros Portugueses fechava 2018 […]

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Canadian MP Aideen Nicholson on Portuguese cultural organizations

Canadian MP Aideen Nicholson on Portuguese cultural organizations

Elliot Lake’s Aideen Nicholson, a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1988, who received the Distinguished Service Award,  which recognizes outstanding contributions to the promotion and understanding of Canada’s parliamentary system of government, was an attentive observer of the Portuguese community.”Aideen’s commitment to Canada and her community, wherever she lived, continues to be a tremendous example […]

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Documents available online

Documents available online

In the digital era researches have great tools to find documentation to enhance  their work and research. Before a document can be available online, many hours of silent and lone work takes place, while one goes through donated boxes of material, to  verify the veracity of each document, its importance in a particular historical context, […]

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“Histórias de Escola – Na Roda Gigante”

“Histórias de Escola – Na Roda Gigante”

A Galeria dos Pioneiros Portugueses recebeu recentemente, “Escritas de Vidas, Histórias de Escola – Na Roda Gigante”, uma coletânea de experiências, da responsabilidade da professora  Rosa Maria Oliveira, que visitou a Galeria dos Pioneiros, no passado mês de outubro, aquando do fecho do Encontro Internacional – Expressões da Lusofonia. De acordo com a sua autora, […]

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