Southeast of Daniel Libeskind’s Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the Royal Ontario Museum‘s much older face is once again open to the public. Located on Queen’s Park, the Weston Entrance provides visitors with an additional entrance way into the downtown Toronto Museum, while reconnecting the city?s landmark cultural institution to one of Canada?s most prominent addresses.
The Weston Entrance. Photo via Royal Ontario Museum.
The revitalization of the Museum’s landmark Queen?s Park façade is designed by renowned Toronto-based firm Hariri Pontarini Architects. With this project, the Weston Entrance becomes one of two public entry points to the Museum to complement the Bloor St. Michael Lee-Chin Crystal Entrance on the building?s north side. As part of the renovations, the Queen?s Park stairway has been widened and extended, leading up to contemporary glass doors that offer clear views into the Museum?s historic Rotunda and through the Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery. Further refurbishments to the entrance include heated limestone steps and a new accessibility ramp to provide even greater access for those using wheelchairs or strollers.
The ROM is a Toronto cultural institution that teaches & entertains over a million people every year. After many months of renovation, the Museum?s Weston Entrance is finally re-opening & I encourage everyone to visit over the holidays and enjoy this amazing Toronto landmark. pic.twitter.com/hfIFEK167M
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