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A Funambus facelift
Did you board the Funambus last year? Come back this year and see the changes. Features include picnic tables, benches to relax, a beanbag game, and an exhibit. The Funambus will be transformed according to events it will be attending. Prepare to be amazed!
This summer, enjoy the city
During certain events where the Funambus
will be present, come aboard to see the exhibit “ Évadez-vous en ville “ featuring outdoor activities easily accessible by bus or by métro. Open air dancing, best fishing spots, city beaches are part of your city’s summer discoveries in public transit. A greener and inexpensive way to enjoy your summer!
2012 Funambus activity calendar
| Dates |
Events |
Location |
Activity |
| May 19 and 20, 2012 |
Écosphere project |
Technopôle Angus |
Exhibit “Évadez-vous en ville“. |
| May 25 and 26, 2012 |
Festival du plein air |
Parc Jean-Drapeau |
Exhibit “Évadez-vous en ville “. |
| May 27, 2012 |
Montréal Museums Day |
Place-des-Arts, promenade des artistes au Quartier des spectacles |
Exhibit “Évadez-vous en ville“. |
| June 16, 2012 |
Fun Shopping Event |
Plaza Saint-Hubert |
Exhibit “Évadez-vous en ville“
Evening activities
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| July 19 to 22, 2012 |
Festival Nuits d’Afrique |
Place-des-Arts,ground level Quartier des spectacles |
Entertainment activities, musical groups, artist interviews, percussion workshops. |
| August 3 to 5, 2012 |
Osheaga |
Parc Jean-Drapeau |
Silent concert, audiosphere application. |
August 10 to 12, 2012
Noon to 11 p.m. |
Orientalys (outdoor event part of the Festival du Monde Arabe) |
Old Port |
Exhibit “Évadez-vous en ville“.
Dance, music and many artistic workshops. |
| September 6 to 8, 2012 |
OUMF Festival |
Latin Quarter |
Exhibit “Évadez-vous en ville“.
Performances by Étoiles du métro star musicians:
- September 6
- September 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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| September 14 to 16, 2012 |
Tall ships on the Quays |
Old Port |
Marine knots workshop. |
The Funambus is a bus transformed into a reception, exhibition and promotional space for the STM’s environmental endeavours. This bus, which was headed for the scrap yard, has been transformed by artist Vincent Vandenbrouck and his team, consisting of, among others, Sebastien Bire, Veronique Paradis, Etienne Jongen and Mario Lambert, who carried out this re-purposing project. This STM initiative ties in directly with its commitment to sustainable development, with the Funambus being constructed primarily from recycled materials.
The bus is equipped with solar panels that supply lighting and a large display panel made from old bus destination signs. The Funambus also features a large terrace that can be set up to enable festival goers to enjoy shows while comfortably seated on recycled bus seats. Inside the Funambus are tables made from bus support poles, bus destination signs transformed into communication spaces and bus seats modified into a swing. Artist Vincent Vandebrouck is well-known for his environmental and sustainable development creations, including Espace Sedna in the Old Port, which also used certain recycled materials from the métro.
In relation to this project, the STM would like to thank la TOHU who made space available for the artists, enabling them to transform a city bus into Funambus.
This STM initiative is fully in keeping with its desire to be more visible at major Montréal events in order to promote the use of public transit as well as its efforts in the area of sustainable development.
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