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Gardiner Museum by KPMB Architects
The Gardiner Museum is one of the world’s pre-eminent institutions devoted to ceramic art, and the only museum of its kind in Canada. It is also one of the major projects in Toronto’s cultural renaissance. The Gardiner renewal, together with the Royal Ontario Museum across the street and the Royal Conservatory of Music around the corner on Bloor Street West, will form a new cultural precinct for the city.
Framed between the neoclassical Lillian Massey building to the north and the Queen Anne-style Margaret Addison Hall to the south, the renewal creates a bolder, more welcoming urban presence for the Gardiner. Inside, the interior is completely transformed to prioritize the display of the museum’s collections and to create a memorable, inviting visitor experience.
Gardiner Museumner, Toronto, Canada, by KPMB Architects
via: Arch Daily
Monday, December 15th, 2008
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June 16th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Beautiful but nothing new or poetic. Museums should make bold cultural statements about architecture and provide new compelling and memorable experiences.