via the Royal Ontario Museum web site:
Today [Dec. 26], the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) welcomed the public to the first new galleries of Renaissance ROM, the Museum’s expansion and restoration project. The Museum unveiled 90,000 square feet (8,100 square metres) of public space, featuring ten new galleries, in the Museum’s historic buildings. The openings include a new wing for the art and archaeology of China, Japan and Korea, a gallery featuring artifacts and art from Canada’s First Peoples, and several renovated public areas. Two original ROM exhibitions, Déco Lalique and Korea Around 1900: The Paintings of Gisan, also open today. Through the morning, visitors lining up to buy their tickets were entertained by MorningStar River, a group of Native Canadian drummers and singers at the Loblaws Entrance at the south end of the Museum ... [read more]
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- The Galleries
- The Architecture
- Renaissance ROM’s State-of-the-Art Exhibit Design and Display Technology (press release)
From the press:
- Beautifully Restored Public Spaces open at ROM :: Archiseek: online architecture resources
- ROM opens ten new galleries to the public :: Dexigner
- ROM with a view [museum director William Thorsell] :: National Post (by Robert Fulford)
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