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The Rotunda, dedicated in honour of Ernest and Elizabeth Samuel, is the Museum’s ceremonial entrance hall. It features one of the Museum’s most magnificent architectural treasures—a spectacular mosaic dome that has fascinated generations of staff and visitors.
Charles T. Currelly, the first director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, conceived of this mosaic introduction for the 1933 addition. The mosaic ceiling was designed to reflect the breadth of the collections, being adorned with patterns and symbols representing cultures throughout the ages and around the world.
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Glass and metal detailing of the Michael Lee-Chin crystal, part of the Royal Ontario Museum's modern expansion completed in 2007. The structure was created by architect Daniel Libeskind,
Royal Ontario useum in Toronto. It was morning rush hr. but you would never know by traffic. Got lucky a both lights made the road clear.
The old building was built in 1917, and the newer Crystal building was built in 2007, designed by Daniel Liebeskind. Kind of odd, like something bursting out suddenly, lol!
Excerpt from the plaque:
Mosaics were found in many domestic, civic, and religious building throughout the Roman world. They served to decorate walls and ceilings, but also functioned as attractive and hardwearing floors in high traffic areas. Most of the mosaics in the Rom's collection were in fact floor pavements. In this display case, four of them are located on the floor to demonstrate how they would have been seen in Antiquity.
This fragment shown is believed to be from Eastern Mediterranean dated AD 200-225.
... A visitor enjoys Dale Chihuly's 'Persian Ceiling' installation, made of colourful blown glass .... 'Persian Ceiling' stands as one of Chihuly’s most popular and enduring works. Brightly coloured Persians dominate, arranged in layers over plate glass, while many of the artist’s hallmark elements also appear in this installation. Subtle lighting ensures the ceiling creates a colourful kaleidoscopic effect ....
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Lucius Verus was adopted as heir by the Emperor Antoninus Pius and served as co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius, whose daughter he married. This magnificent example of imperial portraiture depicts the Emperor as an all-powerful dignified ruler. Noted the extensive use of the drill to create his hair and beard.
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In 17 years of campaigning, the great military pharaoh Thutmose III expanded the Egyptian Empire into Asia and Africa. Local rulers of Canaan and Syria became vassals of Egypt, and the Egyptians stationed garrisons in key cities. Nubia came under an Egyptian viceroy called the "Royal Son of Kush".
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Gods in My Home brings together Chinese ancestral paintings and traditional popular prints, and examines the unexplored connection between these two seemingly separate genres in the context of Chinese Lunar New Year. These images reflect a Chinese view of reverence and the belief that these portraits and prints were capable of blessing and protecting the prosperity of family lines.
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Alluring jewellery, lavish tents and canopies, vibrant paintings, and opulent decorative arts tell stories of kingship, strategic alliances, the role of women and life at court. Amassed over the course of nearly four centuries, these treasures reflect the history and artistic legacy of the Rathore dynasty, one of the longest continuous royal lineages in the world, that ruled this desert kingdom until India’s independence in 1947.
Treasures of a Desert Kingdom features masterpieces drawn from the collection of the former royal family, most of which are on display outside their palace setting for the very first time. While the stunning objects highlight India’s multifaceted past, they reveal a lasting cosmopolitan culture that was sustained by a delicate balance between local and external influences, and tradition and modernity.
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In Persian Zoroastrianism, Mithras was a god of light, truth, and the promised word. In this Roman relief, he wears the Persian costume of folded cap, tunic, and trousers. Mithraism was adapted by the Romans as a mystery cult, much favoured by the Roman army. The cult was exclusively for men. The slaying of the mystic bull implies the triumph of good over evil, the giving of immortality and happiness beyond the grave.
.... Dreamlike display of Chihuly boat spilling over with lustrous glass objects, reflected on black Plexiglass surface that imitate water at night ....
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM; French: Musée royal de l'Ontario) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year, making the ROM the most-visited museum in Canada. The museum is north of Queen's Park, in the University of Toronto district, with its main entrance on Bloor Street West. Museum subway station is named after the ROM and, since a 2008 renovation, is decorated to resemble the institution's collection.
Established on 16 April 1912 and opened on 19 March 1914, the museum has maintained close relations with the University of Toronto throughout its history, often sharing expertise and resources. The museum was under the direct control and management of the University of Toronto until 1968, when it became an independent Crown agency of the Government of Ontario. Today, the museum is Canada's largest field-research institution, with research and conservation activities around the world.
With more than 6,000,000 items and 40 galleries, the museum's diverse collections of world culture and natural history contribute to its international reputation. The museum contains a collection of dinosaurs, minerals and meteorites; Canadian, and European historical artifacts; as well as African, Near Eastern, and East Asian art. It houses the world's largest collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale with more than 150,000 specimens. The museum also contains an extensive collection of design and fine art, including clothing, interior, and product design, especially Art Deco.
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This is a shot of the grand entry hall of the museum, taken from a mezzanine of the second floor where the dinosaur exhibit is located. None of the dinosaurs up there are quite as big as this bad boy.
Built 1931-1933 Architects - Frank Darling and John A. Pearson .... in Byzantine Art Deco style .... The Royal Ontario Museum / ROM is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year, making the ROM the most-visited museum in Canada ....