Community history exhibit set to open
Our friends at the Beaton Institute have partnered with the Old Sydney Society on an exhibition from the Abbass Studios collection, held at the Beaton. John Abbass’s name was synonymous with the recording of practically every event and activity in the greater Sydney area and elsewhere in Cape Breton. CBU Press has benefited greatly by the availability of the Abbass collection in completion of a variety of projects. Chief among those is Paul MacDougall’s Distinction Earned: Cape Breton’s Boxing Legacy. John Abbass recorded many, many photos of boxers and matches, but that’s a small part of the collection.
Great to see this valued cultural resource housed at and made available by the university.
We’re not sure of the length of the exhibit, but the official opening is May 16, 4-6 p.m., at the Lyceum, 225 George Street, Sydney.