Experiences labelled with 'Toronto museum'
The Royal Ontario Museum, known as the “ROM,” is a museum of world culture and natural history located in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1912, the ROM opened in 1914 near the University of Toronto, and remained under the University’s control and management until 1968. Since then, the Royal Ontario Museum has been an independent organization. Over the years, the ROM underwent several expansions and constructions, the most notable one being the renovation project named Renaissance ROM that began in 2002. The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal (known simply as the Crystal) designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, replaced the old Terrace Galleries. The first phase of the reconstruction opened to the public in 2005, with the Crystal becoming available to visitors in 2007. It exemplifies Deconstructivist architecture, and ...
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum located in downtown Toronto, founded in 1913. It was first known as the Art Museum of Toronto, and was renamed the Art Gallery of Toronto 1919; and later in 1966 it became the Art Gallery of Ontario. The first formal exhibition of the museum opened in 1910 in the Grange: an historic Georgian-style mansion built in 1817 in Toronto. The AGO grew as several expansion projects took place throughout the 20th century. The most notable redevelopment of the gallery, called Transformation AGO, took place in 2004 and was planned by famous architect Frank Gehry. The new AGO opened to the public in November 2008, with its viewing space expanded by 47 percent. Today, the AGO ...
