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Royal
Ontario Museum |
Located on Queen's Park
at Bloor Street, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) was opened in 1914. It was originally
created to house the then scattered collection of museum material held by the University
of Toronto. The building was designed by Toronto architects Darling and Pearson. The 1914
wing of the museum is to the west of, and parallel to, the building pictured here. This
wing, which fronts on Queen's Park, opened in 1933 and was designed by architect Alfred
Chapman. The museum today holds nearly six million objects of the cultural and natural
history of Canada and the world. It ceased to be a part of the University of Toronto in
the mid-1960's. As of May, 2003, construction has begun on the new addition to the museum,
called "Renaissance ROM". "Through the restoration of the original
architecture and the construction of a new signature building, Renaissance ROM will create
a spectacular new environment for exhibits and galleries."
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