The Maison de culture et de la musique du Québec will indeed see the light of day, which will at the same time ensure the preservation of the heritage building of the former Saint-Sulpice library.
The announcement was made Thursday by the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, in the company of the Minister of Culture, Nathalie Roy, and those responsible for the project, as well as certain monuments of Quebec song, in this case Gilles Vigneault, Louise Forestier and Claude Dubois.
The magnificent Beaux-Arts style building, unoccupied since 2005, will thus house the documents and other music-related artefacts that are in the hands of the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BAnQ), but will also become a place of meeting and creation. for the world of music.
In fact, there are plans for the development of studios, workshops, premises to accommodate artists in residence and the redevelopment of its already existing concert hall.
This is a $50 million project that will be financed by Quebec and the City of Montreal, but also largely through the sale to Hydro-Quebec of land belonging to the BAnQ.
Citizens will be able to consult numerous documents, videos and recordings related to the musical history of Québec.
The president and general manager of the BAnQ, Marie Grégoire, also announced that Quebecers will be consulted in order to determine the 50 most significant songs in the history of Quebec, which will then be the subject of capsules intended for the general public.
The realization of this project is largely attributable to the animator Monique Giroux, who has been the carrier for twenty years.