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Sometimes life brings magical moments that simply need to be shared!<\/p>\n
It is with great excitement that I invite you to our office on Van Horne Street from February 23rd to March 7th, where you\u2019ll be able to admire our spectacular display window. As in past years, it will once again be decorated for the International Puppet Festival\u2019s Marionnettes en vitrines walkabout exhibition. If you\u2019ve seen our window in the past, you know it\u2019s definitely worth the detour!<\/p>\n
But this year, we have a second surprise waiting inside our agency that\u2019s sure to delight both the young and the young-at-heart: Puppets of the characters from the famous Adventures of Tintin. Tintin himself, along with Snowy, Captain Haddock and (of course) the famous Thomson and Thompson will be adorning our office walls. These string puppets were created by none other than Outremont\u2019s world-famous artist, Micheline Legendre, a pioneer in puppetry in Quebec. In 1964, Legendre was granted exclusive rights from Herg\u00e9 himself to adapt The Adventures of Tintin. Legendre\u2019s puppets were brought to life in the shows The Temple of the Sun, Tintin in Tibet<\/em> and Red Rackham\u2019s Treasure<\/em> at the summer theatre that the City of Montreal had built for Herg\u00e9 in La Fontaine Park\u2019s \u201cGarden of Wonders.\u201d<\/p>\n After Micheline Legendre\u2019s death in 2010, REALTA was hired to sell her house and soon became friends with the trustees of her estate. Thanks to their generosity and involvement, we have the privilege of welcoming Tintin and some of his closest friends to our office walls!<\/p>\n So bring the entire family to our office starting on February 23rd. It\u2019s (doubly) worth the detour! We look forward to sharing a moment of wonder with you. Our business hours are from 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays, and from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_5864\"](\"https:\/\/dev.realta.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_5864-2-1.jpg\")
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