Old Masters recovered. Open-air museum. Inorganic materials chemistry.
Concordia in the news
Posted on December 12, 2016
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- The Times of Israel, The Art Newspaper, The Local (Germany) and Expatica report the recent recovery of two Dutch Old Masters paintings — 'Ships in Distress on a Stormy Sea', by Jan Porcellis, and 'Landscape With Goats', by Willem Buytewech the Younger — which had been looted by the Nazis during the Second World War. The article references the Max Stern Art Restitution Project, headed by Concordia under the leadership of Clarence Epstein, senior director of Urban and Cultural Affairs. Epstein is quoted.
- Quebec Online News references plans for 'La Balade pour la paix, an Open-Air Museum'. The outdoor Sherbrooke street exhibition, featuring 67 works of art bearing messages of peace, was designed by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts with the support of Concordia and McGill. The open-air museum will be presented for five months, from late-May to late-October, 2017.
- Chem Postings Canada publishes a call for applications for a tenure-track position in inorganic materials chemisty at Concordia.