{"id":26,"date":"2012-08-27T07:08:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T11:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T21:28:09","slug":"history-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/about\/history-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"History and Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a6dc8348\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Guido Molinari Foundation has its origins in Molinari&#8217;s will, and in the Foundation&#8217;s charter, drawn up at the artist&#8217;s request during his lifetime. The essence of what inspires the Foundation in its activities and main objectives can be found in these documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To preserve the collection of Guido Molinari&#8217;s works;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain a reference museum for Guido Molinari&#8217;s work;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote the dissemination of works by Guido Molinari and other contemporary &nbsp;artists;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support artists in their artistic development (residencies).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these objectives one can add an educational vocation, given Molinari&#8217;s unquestionable interest in education and the transmission of knowledge, as evidenced by his commitment during his 27 years of teaching at Concordia University, until his retirement in 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His will also stipulates that the bequeathed property is to be used \u201cto disseminate and promote (his) works and those of other Quebec artists, and thus to have an educational vocation for the benefit of the Quebec public\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/TIFF-MOLINARI-22-1.jpg\" alt=\"Atelier de Molinari. Photo : _naturehumaine\" class=\"wp-image-2088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/TIFF-MOLINARI-22-1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/TIFF-MOLINARI-22-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Atelier de Molinari. Photo : _naturehumaine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7ff659d7\">\n\n<p><strong>Mission<\/strong><br>The Guido Molinari Foundation is a museum whose mission is to preserve and bring to life Molinari&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vision<br><\/strong>To become the reference museum for Molinari&#8217;s work, an inclusive, audacious and innovative organization rooted in its milieu, a place for conservation, research, exhibition, education, creation and exchange on contemporary art. A must-see museum for understanding and appreciating geometric abstraction, figurative art and the historical, artistic and social contexts that fostered their emergence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Values<br><\/strong>Accessibility, inclusion, authenticity, museum ethics and relevance.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH7438_Photo-Guy-LHeureux.jpg\" alt=\"<em&gt;Le blanc et le noir<\/em&gt;. Photo : Guy L'Heureux\" class=\"wp-image-7486\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH7438_Photo-Guy-LHeureux.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH7438_Photo-Guy-LHeureux-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH7438_Photo-Guy-LHeureux-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guido Molinari. <em>In Black and White<\/em>. June 25 to September 5, 2021. Photo : Guy L&#8217;Heureux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Blais_Molinari_2021-3-1-1-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Marie-Claire Blais, <em&gt;S'\u00e9coulent les jours, loin derri\u00e8re l'oeil<\/em&gt;, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-6474\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Blais_Molinari_2021-3-1-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Blais_Molinari_2021-3-1-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Blais_Molinari_2021-3-1-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Blais_Molinari_2021-3-1-1-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Blais_Molinari_2021-3-1-1.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marie-Claire Blais, <em>S&#8217;\u00e9coulent les jours, loin derri\u00e8re l&#8217;oeil<\/em> in the <em>Horizons int\u00e9rieurs<\/em> exhibition. March 11 to May 23, 2021. Photo : Guy L&#8217;Heureux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH3556_Photo-Guy-LHeureux-1024x808.jpg\" alt=\"<em&gt;R. HOLLAND MURRAY: Unpacking\/oeuvres choisies<\/em&gt;. Photo : Guy L'Heureux.\" class=\"wp-image-7421\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH3556_Photo-Guy-LHeureux-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH3556_Photo-Guy-LHeureux-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH3556_Photo-Guy-LHeureux-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/GLH3556_Photo-Guy-LHeureux.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>R. HOLLAND MURRAY: Unpacking\/oeuvres choisies<\/em>. February 3 to April 3, 2022. Photo : Guy L&#8217;Heureux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The building<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e0dd3119\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Guido Molinari Foundation occupies the building of a former branch of the Montreal City and District Savings Bank, built in 1927-28. After the institution departed the premises, Molinari acquired them in 1982 for the purposes of his studio and living quarters. The artist occupied the building until his death in 2004. Between 2006 and 2012, <a href=\"http:\/\/naturehumaine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">_naturehumaine<\/a> architectural firm worked on the rehabilitation and adaptation of the building as a place to store, show and explain contemporary art and to serve as a focus for the activities of the Foundation. The results received an Award of Excellence from the <em>Ordre des architectes du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em> in 2013 (Interior Design Category).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/front-door-4-Photo-Guy-LHeureux.jpg\" alt=\"La Fondation Guido Molinari. Photo : Guy L'Heureux\" class=\"wp-image-3543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/front-door-4-Photo-Guy-LHeureux.jpg 512w, https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/08\/front-door-4-Photo-Guy-LHeureux-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La Fondation Guido Molinari. Photo : Guy L&#8217;Heureux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"26\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guido Molinari Foundation has its origins in Molinari&#8217;s will, and in the Foundation&#8217;s charter, drawn up at the artist&#8217;s request during his lifetime. The essence of what inspires the Foundation in its activities and main objectives can be found in these documents: In addition to these objectives one can add an educational vocation, given &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"History and Mission\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/about\/history-mission\/#more-26\" aria-label=\"Read more about History and Mission\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"St\u00e9phane Bergeron","author_link":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10027,"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/10027"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationguidomolinari.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}