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Villeneuve family seeks to protect driver’s ‘legacy’ in battle against Quebec museum

  • The Villeneuve family is seeking to retrieve personal items and memorabilia of racing legend Gilles Villeneuve from a museum due to concerns about the institution's ability to protect his legacy.
  • Melanie Villeneuve stated that the theft of a bronze statue was the "point of no return" for the family's trust in the museum's security measures.
  • The family aims to reclaim items that were loaned to the museum and plans to file for a pre-judgment seizure to retrieve them.
  • The museum claims it is committed to promoting Gilles Villeneuve's history and will contest the family's legal actions.
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The Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times

Gilles Villeneuve Museum to Shut Temporarily Amid Lawsuit by Late Driver’s Family

The museum named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve is temporarily shutting down amid a legal battle with the late driver’s family over his memorabilia. The museum’s general manger, Alain Bellehumeur, accused the Villeneuve family of squandering the Formula One driver’s heritage in a statement announcing the closure of the museum in Berthierville, Que., about 70 kilometres northeast of Montreal. On Thursday, the driver’s widow…

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Gilles Villeneuve museum to shut temporarily amid lawsuit by late driver's family

MONTREAL — The museum named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve is temporarily shutting down amid a legal battle with the late driver's family over his memorabilia.

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Gilles Villeneuve museum to shut temporarily amid lawsuit by late driver’s family

MONTREAL - The museum named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve is temporarily shutting down amid a legal battle with the late driver's family over his memorabilia.

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Malicious inheritance: Gilles Villeneuve's family wants to regain control of dozens of objects belonging to him

Through several initiatives, Mélanie Villeneuve will make the former F1 pilot known to younger generations

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Some properties of the Gilles-Villeneuve Museum repatriated

The pilot's family announced a pre-trial seizure of property held in Berthierville, considering that Gilles Villeneuve's legacy had been put at risk.

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Gilles Villeneuve museum temporarily closes amid legal action by late driver's family

MONTREAL — A museum northeast of Montreal named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve says it is temporarily shutting its doors amid a legal battle with the late driver's family over his memorabilia.

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Radio-Canada broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
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