Yesterday we tried to go to the museum, but the guide we bought was not that updated, even though it was published in 2010. It's a great guide but some information had changed. Well, the thing is... we walked around the neighborhood yesterday and as we had got some tickets with the manager of ROM's gift shop, we dedicated the entire day for this museum.
From Chinese to Contemporary Canadian Art, we saw it all... Animals, stones, Japanese panels and medieval body armour... real Chinese temple thresholds. Amazing! In the stairways, two huge Totems!
My mom was petrified with the rocks collection (sorry for the joke). Diamonds with a size of a baseball.. a blue star sapphire called "Star of Lanka"... a priceless Cartier bracelet... so beautiful!
But the nicest thing we saw there was a Maya culture exhibition... fantastic! Lots of videos and interactive resources that amplified a lot our knowledge. Mom and I are decided to go to Mexico to see this beauty with our own eyes. Before the 13th b'ak'tun ends... ;-)
We spent 4 hours looking all the galleries, going up and down the four stories of this complete unique building. It was founded in 1912, designed by two torontonians architects: Frank Darling and John A. Pearson in an Italian Neo-romanesque style that was beautifully brought to the 21st Century by the hands of Daniel Libeskind that added a Deconstructivist look at the new museum entrance entitled "The Crystal", built in 2007.
A must-see!
Photo of the Day:
The Crystal
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