Editing Moncton (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Extérieur Théâtre Capitol Moncton.jpg|thumb|Moncton's [[Capitol Theatre (Moncton)|Capitol Theatre]] is a performing arts venue and hosts productions for the [[Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada]], and [[Theatre New Brunswick]].]]
Moncton's [[Capitol Theatre (Moncton)|Capitol Theatre]], an 800-seat restored 1920s-era [[vaudeville]] house on Main Street, is the main centre for cultural entertainment for the city.<ref name="Capitol History">{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol.nb.ca/e/theater.php|title=Capitol History |date=March 13, 2007 |work=Capitol Theater|access-date=July 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716071007/http://www.capitol.nb.ca/e/theater.php |archive-date=July 16, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://herenb.canadaeast.com/rss/article/554558|title=Defining 'Culture' in Moncton|date=January 29, 2009|work=Here NB|access-date=January 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113044/http://herenb.canadaeast.com/rss/article/554558|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> The theatre hosts a performing arts series and provides a venue for various theatrical performances as well as Symphony New Brunswick and the [[Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada]].<ref name="Capitol History" /> The adjacent Empress Theatre offers space for smaller performances and recitals.<ref name="Capitol History" /> The Molson Canadian Centre at [[Casino New Brunswick]] provides a 2,000-seat venue for major touring artists and performing groups.

The Moncton-based Atlantic Ballet Theatre tours mainly in [[Atlantic Canada]] but also tours nationally and internationally on occasion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1041346311.html |author=O'Haver, Kimberly |work=Pointe Magazine |access-date=January 31, 2009 }} {{dead link|date=November 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Théâtre l'Escaouette is a Francophone live theatre company which has its own auditorium and performance space on Botsford Street. The Anglophone Live Bait Theatre is based in the nearby university town of [[Sackville, New Brunswick|Sackville]]. There are several private dance and music academies in the metropolitan area, including the Capitol Theatre's own performing arts school.
[[File:Aberdeen cultural center.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Aberdeen Cultural Centre]] is an Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries.]]
The [[Aberdeen Cultural Centre]] is a major Acadian cultural cooperative containing multiple studios and galleries. Among other tenants, the centre houses the Galerie Sans Nom, the principal [[art museum|private art gallery]] in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Aberdeen Cultural Centre (French) |url=http://www.centreculturelaberdeen.ca/aberdeen/index.cfm |publisher=Aberdeen Cultural Centre |access-date=July 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704042415/http://www.centreculturelaberdeen.ca/aberdeen/index.cfm |archive-date=July 4, 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

The city's two main museums are the Moncton Museum at [[Resurgo Place]] on Mountain Road<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://resurgo.ca/ |title=Resurgo Place |access-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906043516/https://www.resurgo.ca/ |archive-date=September 6, 2018 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> and the Musée acadien at Université de Moncton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-maum/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809141002/http://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-maum/|url-status=dead|title=Musée acadien &#124; Campus de Moncton|archive-date=August 9, 2011|website=www.umoncton.ca}}</ref> The Moncton Museum reopened following major renovations and an expansion to include the Transportation Discovery Centre. The Discovery Centre includes many hands on exhibits highlighting the city's transportation heritage. The city also has several recognized historical sites. The Free Meeting House was built in 1821 and is a New England–style meeting house located adjacent to the Moncton Museum.<ref name="Moncton Museum">{{cite web|url=http://www.moncton.ca/Page2056.aspx|title=Moncton Museum|date=April 13, 2008|access-date=May 8, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719031323/http://www.moncton.ca/Page2056.aspx|archive-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref> The Thomas Williams House, a former home of a city industrialist built in 1883, is now maintained in period style and serves as a [[genealogical]] research centre and is also home to several multicultural organizations.<ref name="Moncton Museum" /> The Treitz Haus is located on the riverfront adjacent to Bore View Park and has been dated to 1769 both by architectural style and by [[dendrochronology]].<ref name="Treitz Haus">{{CRHP|4868|Treitz Haus|2009-01-30}}</ref> It is the only surviving building from the [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] era and is the oldest surviving building in the province of New Brunswick.
[[File:Treitz Haus.jpg|thumb|The Treitz Haus in Moncton, New Brunswick]]
In film production, the city has since 1974 been home to the [[National Film Board of Canada]]'s French-language Studio Acadie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onf.ca/selection/lonf-en-acadie-35-ans-de-creation/|title=L'ONF en Acadie, 35 ans de création|website=National Film Board of Canada|language=fr|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107095813/https://www.onf.ca/selection/lonf-en-acadie-35-ans-de-creation/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moncton is home to [[the Frye Festival]], an annual bilingual literary celebration held in honour of world-renowned literary critic and favourite son [[Northrop Frye]]. This event attracts noted writers and poets from around the world and takes place in the month of April.<ref name="Frye Festival History">{{cite web|url=http://www.frye.ca/english/about-us/history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709002110/http://frye.ca/english/about-us/history.html|archive-date=July 9, 2007 |date=March 13, 2006 |title=Frye Festival History |work=Frye Festival|access-date=July 20, 2007}}</ref>

The Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza, held each July, is the largest annual gathering of classic cars in Canada.<ref name="Car star revs up auto show">{{cite web|url=http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/search/article/189659|title=Car star revs up auto show|date=March 13, 2005|work=[[Times and Transcript]]|access-date=February 18, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514022632/http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/search/article/189659|archive-date=May 14, 2011}}</ref> Other notable events include The Atlantic Seafood Festival<ref>{{Cite news|title=Seafood festival looks for best fried clams, fish cakes, chowder |date=August 8, 2008 |work=[[Canadian Online Explorer]] }}</ref> in August, [[HubCap Comedy Festival|The HubCap Comedy Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/infoCntr/cdm-mc/index-eng.cfm?action=doc&DocIDCd=CR080880 |title=The Government of Canada Supports HubCap Comedy Festival |date=July 17, 2008 |work=[[Department of Canadian Heritage]] |access-date=January 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075758/http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pc-ch/infoCntr/cdm-mc/index-eng.cfm?action=doc&DocIDCd=CR080880 |archive-date=June 8, 2011 }}</ref> and the World Wine Festival, both held in the spring.

[[Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Moncton|Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral]] is the location of an [[interpretation centre]], [[Monument for Recognition in the 21st century]] (MR21).<ref name="numerique">{{cite web|url=https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2019/07/31/notre-dame-de-lassomption-prete-pour-le-cma/|title=Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: une cathédrale numérique|last=Mercure|first=Lili|website=Acadie Nouvelle|date=July 31, 2019|access-date=2020-07-07|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704150549/https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2019/07/31/notre-dame-de-lassomption-prete-pour-le-cma/|url-status=live}}</ref>