MUSEUMS Canada's Top 10...
Located on Sir Winston Churchill Square in the heart of Edmonton’s arts district, the new building features large angular windows and a 190-metre steel ribbon inspired by the Aurora Borealis and North Saskatchewan River. Its bulging art collection includes historical and contemporary works of art, sculpture and photography, with current exhibitions including Icons of Modernism and the BMO World of Creativity: Method and Madness. There’s also a busy programme of film screenings, talks and discussions.
www.youraga.ca Edmonton alternatives: Telus World of Science; Royal Alberta Museum
There’s no better way to delve into Canada’s diverse culture than to visit one of the country’s world-class museums. Read on to discover some of the best Q
W
hile many visitors to Canada will consider a museum visit an essential
component of their itinerary, some find the mere mention of the ‘M’ word a turn-off. But rest assured that for every prestigious art and history museum there’s a quirky alternative with very different appeal. So from the Canadian Museum of Civilization to the BATA Shoe Museum, you’ll find a diverse selection of the country’s best
museums below, along with some further options too.
Pictured above: Edmonton's Art Gallery of Alberta
opposite the capital city. The Canadian Museum of Civilization is widely considered to be the essential overview of the country’s history, guiding visitors through Canada’s First Nations history right through to the modern day. As well as reconstructed
Québec/Ottawa
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION Where better to start than with Canada’s most-visited museum, a striking establishment set on the Québec side of the Ottawa River,
Toronto
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Located in Canada’s biggest city, this popular Toronto attraction is one of North America’s largest museums. It covers anything and everything concerning world cultures and natural history and has an astonishing six million objects in its collection. Exhibitions range from Chinese temple art and the Gallery of Textiles and Costumes to the Earth’s Treasures and the Age of Dinosaurs galleries, plus interactive, hands-on Discovery, Digital and Biodiversity exhibitions.
www.rom.on.ca Toronto alternatives: Ontario Science Centre; Royal Canadian Military Institute
Edmonton ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA The Art Gallery of Alberta, or AGA for short, reopened in 2010 after a major rebuild that is itself a work of art.
buildings and historical settings there’s also the Canadian Personalities Hall, an IMAX theatre, outdoor attractions and a series of temporary exhibitions.
www.civilization.ca Ottawa alternatives: Canadian Aviation Museum; War Museum
Halifax PIER 21 Once known as ‘the Gateway to Canada’, Pier 21 was an operational passenger terminal through which over a million immigrants passed into the country from 1928 to 1971. Today it is home to the Canadian Museum of Immigration and tells the touching stories of refugees, war brides, evacuee children and displaced persons who came to Canada and contributed to the country’s rich ethnic make up.
www.pier21.ca Atlantic alternatives: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic; Anne of Green Gables Museum
Toronto MUSEUM OF INUIT ART Visitors needn’t travel to Canada’s Arctic north to experience the art of the Inuit, for this Toronto museum houses a superb collection of sculptures made from stone, antlers, ivory and bone, as well as ceramics, weavings, prints and wall hangings. The permanent galleries cover Inuit art ranging from 1,000 years ago to the present day, while regular temporary exhibitions tend to focus on one artist or a particular theme.
www.miamuseum.ca Toronto alternatives: Art Gallery of Ontario; Textile Museum of Canada
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24