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A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in a white dress, with the Canadian flag and a painting of Queen Victoria in the background.
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‘A secret between the Queen and me’: The surprising details in the Senate’s newest portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
March 26, 2025
A close-up of a sculptor’s hands holding a chisel and carving a sculpture of a dragon with a bird’s beak.
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The Canadian Style: How Centre Block’s carvers fell under a northern spell
December 11, 2024
A West Coast First Nations carving of an orca forms an arch over a doorway in Parliament Hill’s Centre Block.
How & Why
Indigenous Stories in Stone: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part four
September 25, 2024
A painting of a woman standing in a field of dried grass, with hills and blue skies behind her.
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Visual Voices 2024: New art exhibit grounds viewers in Senate soil health study
August 13, 2024
A closeup of a hand shaping a carving of a cockatrice using a clay-sculpting tool.
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Sculptors recapture ghostly faces from Centre Block’s past
March 19, 2024
A carving of a smiling angelic child atop decorative wood panelling.
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The Hill’s Heavenly Host: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part three
January 10, 2024
Senator Scott Tannas in a grey-blue suit seated at a table in his office in the Senate of Canada Building.
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Catching up on Centre Block’s rehabilitation with Senator Scott Tannas
December 18, 2023
A griffin, carved in stone, crouches atop a column on Parliament Hill’s Centre Block.
How & Why
Lurkers in the Shadows: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part two
October 31, 2023
The Welsh Red Dragon is depicted on a hexagonal panel in the stained-glass ceiling of Centre Block’s Senate foyer.
How & Why
Fantastic Beasts: Parliament’s supernatural creatures, part one
September 20, 2023
A conservator with gloved hands uses a tool to replace strips of lead that hold panes of stained glass in place.
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Taking Panes: Conserving the Senate foyer’s stained-glass ceiling
August 23, 2023
A fleur-de-lis is carved into the arch above a doorway in Centre Block.
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The fleur-de-lis, the salamander and the thistle: Parliament’s royal symbols, part three
July 12, 2023
The Senate Chamber in Centre Block, with all senators’ desks removed and the crimson carpet exposed.
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Anatomy of a Senate Chamber: Taking stock of restoration work in Centre Block’s Upper House
June 16, 2023
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