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On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly

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On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly

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On the underside of an ultralight plane’s wings, there is a monarch butterfly motif. Resting on the plane’s frame is a monarch butterfly.

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"On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly" displays stunning microphotographic images and aerial photographs depicting the monarch’s amazing journey from Montreal to the mountains of central Mexico. Join Mexican filmmaker and pilot Francisco Gutiérrez on his 72-day adventure to raise awareness about butterfly habitat conservation. Produced in collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico

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King Heritage & Cultural Centre, King City, ON August 19 - November 10, 2023
Musée Héritage Museum, St. Albert, AB March 21 - June 18, 2023
Fort la Reine Museum, Portage la Prairie, MB May 10 - October 10, 2022
Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara on the Lake, ON February 19 - April 18, 2022 
Société de développement culturel de Terrebonne, presenting at Moulin neuf, Place l'Île-des-Moulins, Terrebonne, QC June 24 - September 6, 2021
Verona Public Library, Wisconsin, USA August 19 - September 29, 2019
St. Lawrence Power Development Visitor Centre, Cornwall, ON May 28 - August 11, 2019
New Iceland Heritage Museum, Gimli, MB February 15 - May 1, 2019
Sam Waller Museum, The Pas MB December 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019
Carleton University, MacOdrum Library, Ottawa, ON September 28 - November 18, 2018
Peterborough Museum and Archives, Peterborough, ON June 25 – September 24, 2018
New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB February - April 2018
Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON December 2017 -January 2018
Ela Area Public Library, Lake Zurich, Illinois August 1 - September 29, 2017
Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Southampton, ON October 1 - November 30, 2016
Minden Hills Museum, Minden Hills, ON June 1 – September 30, 2016
Elgin County Museum, Elgin County, ON September 8 – December 24, 2015
Centre d’art et d’exposition (Centre culturel Marie-Fitzbach), Saint-Georges. QC May 28 - Aug 23, 2015
Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
Hilton Saint John Trade and Convention Centre, Saint John, NB 5 to 7 March
Western Fair District, London, ON 18 to 21 March
Saskatoon, SK 27 to 29 March
Fort McMurray, ON (tentative) 3 to 6 April
Ottawa, ON 11 April
Moncton, NB 18 to 19 April
Edmundston, NB 25 to 26 April
St John's, NL 16 to 18 May
27 February - 23 May 23, 2015, will be at the following locations:
Auditorio San Pedro, Monterrey Jan 14 - 30, 2015
Jardin Botanico Cosmovitral, Toluca Dec 4, 2014 - Jan 4, 2015
UNIVERSUM, Museo de la Ciencia, Mexico City Nov 1 - 31, 2014
Senate, Mexico City Oct 23 - 31, 2014
Centro Cultural Clavijero, Morelia, Michoacan Sep 23 - Oct 6, 2014
Centro Comercial Andares, Zapopan, Jalisco Sep 10 - 21, 2014
Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC Apr 21 - Aug 10, 2014

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An aerial view of the exhibition shows the panels arranged in a zig-zag formation.

On the Rail of the Monarch Butterfly Travelling Exhibition

A close-up view of several exhibition panels comprising photographs of a butterfly, clouds, and a caterpillar.

On the Rail of the Monarch Butterfly Travelling Exhibition

Six exhibition panels are arranged in a U-shape. Photographs of butterflies and planes are depicted on the panels.

On the Rail of the Monarch Butterfly Travelling Exhibition

A close-up view of several exhibition panels with photographs of a two people in a small plane and a waterfall.

On the Rail of the Monarch Butterfly Travelling Exhibition

A close-up view of several exhibition panels; a photograph of a night sky is in the centre.

On the Rail of the Monarch Butterfly Travelling Exhibition

A close-up, slightly elevated view of the exhibition shows the panels arranged in a zig-zag formation.

On the Rail of the Monarch Butterfly Travelling Exhibition

A slightly elevated view of the exhibition shows the panels arranged in a zig-zag formation.

On the Rail of the Monarch Butterfly Travelling Exhibition

A slightly elevated view of the exhibition shows the panels arranged in a zig-zag formation.

On the Rail of the Monarch Butterfly Travelling Exhibition

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