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==Culture== ===Historic places and museums=== There are about 61 [[List of historic places in New Brunswick|historic places in New Brunswick]], including Fort Beauséjour, [[Kings Landing Historical Settlement]] and the [[Village Historique Acadien]]. Established in 1842, the [[New Brunswick Museum]] in Saint John was designated as the [[Provincial museums of Canada|provincial museum]] of New Brunswick. The province is also home to a [[List of museums in New Brunswick|number of other museums]] in addition to the provincial museum. ===Music and theatre=== [[File:Imperial Theatre 2024 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Imperial Theatre, Saint John|Imperial Theatre]] in Saint John hosts the productions of the [[Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada]] and [[Theatre New Brunswick]].]] The [[music of New Brunswick]] includes artists such as [[Henry Burr]], [[Roch Voisine]], [[Lenny Breau]], and [[Édith Butler]]. [[Symphony New Brunswick]], based in Saint John, tours extensively in the province. [[Symphony New Brunswick]] and the [[Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada]] tours nationally and internationally. [[Theatre New Brunswick]] tours plays around the province. Canadian playwright [[Norm Foster (playwright)|Norm Foster]] saw his early works premiere with Theatre New Brunswick. Other theatres of the province include the Théatre populaire d'Acadie in [[Caraquet]], the [[Live Bait Theatre]] in Sackville, the [[Imperial Theatre, Saint John|Imperial]] in Saint John, the [[Capitol Theatre (Moncton)|Capitol]] theatre in Moncton, and the [[The Playhouse (Fredericton)|Playhouse]] theatre in Fredericton. ===Visual arts=== New Brunswick is home to many galleries across the province, including the [[Beaverbrook Art Gallery]], which was designated as New Brunswick's provincial art gallery in 1994, and the Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen at the [[Université de Moncton]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Galerie d'art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen |url=https://reseauartactuel.org/membres/galerie-dart-louise-et-reuben-cohen/ |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=Réseau Art Actuel |language=en-US |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716190224/https://reseauartactuel.org/membres/galerie-dart-louise-et-reuben-cohen/ |url-status=live}}</ref> New Brunswick also has four [[Canadian artist-run centres|artist-run-centres]]: Connexion ARC located in Fredericton, Galerie Sans Nom in Moncton, Struts Gallery in Sackville, and Third Space Gallery in Saint John, as well as one artist-run printshop, Atelier d'estampe Imago Inc., located in Moncton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Centres |url=https://www.aarcatlantis.art/work |access-date=10 February 2022 |website=Atlantis |language=en-US |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210130419/https://www.aarcatlantis.art/work |url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Owens Art Gallery, Mount A.jpg|thumb|The Owens Art Gallery at [[Mount Allison University]] is the oldest [[university museum|university-operated art gallery]] in Canada.]] [[Mount Allison University]] is known for its art program, which was created in 1854. The program came into its own under [[John A. Hammond]], from 1893 to 1916. Notable graduates include [[Alex Colville]], [[Christopher Pratt]], [[Mary Pratt (painter)|Mary Pratt]], and [[Herménégilde Chiasson]]. The university also opened an art gallery in 1895 and is named for its patron, John Owens of Saint John. The Owens Art Gallery at Mount Allison University is presently the oldest [[university museum|university-operated art gallery]] in Canada. Modern New Brunswick artists include landscape painter [[Jack Humphrey]], sculptor [[Claude Roussel]], and [[Miller Brittain]]. ===Literature=== [[Julia Catherine Beckwith]], born in Fredericton, was Canada's first published novelist. Poet [[Bliss Carman]] and his cousin [[Charles G. D. Roberts]] were some of the first Canadians to achieve international fame for letters. [[Antonine Maillet]] was the first non-European winner of France's [[Prix Goncourt]]. Other modern writers include [[Alfred Bailey (poet)|Alfred Bailey]], [[Alden Nowlan]], [[John Thompson (Canadian poet)|John Thompson]], [[Douglas Lochhead]], [[K. V. Johansen]], [[David Adams Richards]], and [[France Daigle]]. A recent New Brunswick Lieutenant-Governor, [[Herménégilde Chiasson]], is a poet and playwright. ''[[The Fiddlehead]]'', established in 1945 at University of New Brunswick, is Canada's oldest literary magazine.
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