Huronia Museum invites you to join them in unboxing the most recent addition to its Group of Seven collections on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 1 pm. 
 
Along with the unboxing of the new Franz Johnston painting recently acquired by the Huronia Museum, Michael Janzen, guest speaker, will be presenting familiar and unseen Group of Seven and related artists’ artworks from the storage of the Huronia Museum Collection. Janzen will share his new insights into the Group of Seven Georgian Bay artworks, including Midland’s associate artist W.J. Wood, whom A.Y. Jackson referred to as “a genius”. A wonderful portrait of Wood by Arthur Lismer, which has also been recently donated to the museum, will be unveiled at this event. Over the years artists have significantly contributed to our historical knowledge, impressions, and present-day vision of the distinctive Georgian Bay.
Join us for this special afternoon to discover hidden Georgian Bay art treasures from the ever-growing Huronia Museum art collection and celebrate the love for it that we share.  Refreshments to be served
Special guest speaker, Michael Janzen, is an international visual fine artist, born in Toronto, who constantly explores and is inspired by Georgian Bay since he was a child. Janzen was mentored by A.J. Casson, the last living member of the Group of Seven, and artist Warren Luckcock, a Georgian Bay cottage resident who worked with several of the Group of Seven members. Janzen for the past 10 years has exhibited, organized, and represented Canadian art at the Grand Palais and the Carrousel de Louvre in Paris, France as well as museums throughout China. He is also Chairman of the International Federation of Art and Artists ( I.F.F.A.).
 
 
For further information on this event please contact the museum at 705-526-2844 or huroniamuseum@gmail.com