Heliconian Hall

Heliconian Hall is a National Historic Site of Canada in Toronto, Ontario.

Ontario · 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario · location approximate

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Heliconian Hall This distinctive hall, home of the Heliconian Club since 1923, was built as a Carpenter Gothic Revival Style church in 1876. Established in 1909, the club brought together professional women from an eclectic mix of artistic disciplines, including music, art, dance, drama, and literature, offering a much needed venue where they were free to express, share, and develop their talents at a time when men dominated the arts. Heliconian Hall, with its stage, exhibit space, and fine acoustics, has served as an important centre for artistic activity, promoting the place of women in the arts in Canada.

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Construite en 1876, cette ancienne église de style néogothique à la manière Carpenter abrite le Heliconian Club depuis 1923. Ce groupe, créé en 1909, réunit des femmes pratiquant un ensemble varié de disciplines artistiques, dont la musique, les beaux-arts, la danse, le théâtre et la littérature, en plus de leur offrir un des rares endroits où exprimer, partager et développer leurs talents à une époque où les hommes dominaient dans les arts. Avec sa scène, son aire d'exposition et son acoustique de qualité, cet édifice constitue un important centre d'activité artistique et de promotion de la place des femmes dans les arts au Canada.

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