On Tuesday, my son, Christopher, and I went to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
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- The ROM, University Avenue side
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- Impressive brick work
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- Founded 1912
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- But it looks like there’s a “93” on the door…
It’s a yearly excursion for us. This year’s special exhibition featured the art of Dale Chihuly.
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- Glass like water
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- In the ceiling, lit from above
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- And I thought the last one deserved its fascinating explanation
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- “Icicle Towers”
The pictures really don’t do the art justice. If you ever have a chance to see Chihuly’s work firsthand, go.
Thursday Doors is a prompt by the fabulous Norman Frampton. Click the following link to go to his post for this week and see how you, too, can join in! https://miscellaneousmusingsofamiddleagedmind.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/thursday-doors-august-4-2016/
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August 6, 2016 at 6:47 am
Love the ROM – good choice!
And that Chihuly exhibit is amazing. It has been touring North America for a few years now; I don’t know how they transport all of that fragile stuff from city to city without breaking anything 😀
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August 6, 2016 at 2:46 pm
I know – it looks so fragile! Thanks so much, Norm. I really love this prompt! 😀
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August 5, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Love these doors. I have some favorites, but comments never let us viewers add pictures. Sometime, in the future…
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August 6, 2016 at 2:41 pm
Thanks, Jacqui. 🙂 You should write a post with your pictures – it’s a fun prompt! 😀
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August 5, 2016 at 9:54 am
In the tasting room at the Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky, there is a Chihuly display in the ceiling lit from above, almost exactly like the one you pictured here. When we visited, I thought it was pretty amazing!
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August 6, 2016 at 2:32 pm
It really is amazing! From what I understand, there are installations all over the U.S. of Chihuly’s work. Thanks for mentioning this one. 🙂
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August 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm
I LOVE Dale Chihuly’s work–every piece is gorgeous. And just a bit of trivia–I enjoy jigsaw puzzles very much, and I recently purchased one that was all “doors”–a very pretty challenge 🙂
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August 6, 2016 at 2:29 pm
Oooh, a door puzzle sounds like it would be awesome! 🙂
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August 6, 2016 at 6:13 pm
Yes!
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August 4, 2016 at 7:20 pm
There is a big Chihuly collection at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Very distinctive work–there’s nothing else quite like it.
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August 6, 2016 at 2:26 pm
There really isn’t. I saw a film at the museum about the Missouri installation. It looked amazing!
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August 4, 2016 at 4:46 pm
Gorgeous.
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August 6, 2016 at 2:21 pm
😀
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August 4, 2016 at 4:27 pm
I love the massive wood doors, Linda. What a great trip for you and your son.
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August 6, 2016 at 2:18 pm
Thanks, Dan. It’s a fun excursion!
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August 4, 2016 at 1:26 pm
These chandeliers are Fabulous.
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August 4, 2016 at 1:30 pm
Aren’t they? They’re even more beautiful in real life. 🙂
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August 4, 2016 at 12:34 pm
This is just a lovely post, lovely that you went with your son and the photos of doors are great and the exhibits are spectacular! Phew I was so excited I forgot punctuation !! xxx
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August 4, 2016 at 1:29 pm
Haha! Thank you, Willow! 😀
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August 4, 2016 at 2:55 pm
You are a great mum and a great blogger!! 😃
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August 6, 2016 at 2:14 pm
Awww… thank you. 🙂 ❤
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August 4, 2016 at 12:31 pm
Lovely. Big sturdy doors on a museum — how it should be!
I need to write my piece on Chihuly.
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August 4, 2016 at 1:29 pm
You’ve seen his work? I understand there are quite a few permanent installations around the U.S. 🙂
Thanks, Joey. 😀
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August 4, 2016 at 6:49 pm
Oh yes, there’s an interactive display with plastic models at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis 🙂
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August 6, 2016 at 2:16 pm
Wow, cool! 🙂
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