Galleries at the ROM - Royal Ontario Museum
Galleries at the ROM - Royal Ontario Museum
Galleries at the ROM - Royal Ontario Museum
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LEVEL 4:<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume<br />
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal<br />
The P<strong>at</strong>ricia Harris Gallery of<br />
Textiles & Costume<br />
Highlights from <strong>the</strong> collection of over 50,000 textile and costume artifacts are<br />
displayed in this gallery, with 200 pieces, d<strong>at</strong>ing from <strong>the</strong> 1 st millennium BC to <strong>the</strong><br />
21 st century AD, on display <strong>at</strong> any one time. Outstanding examples include Chinese<br />
imperial costume, l<strong>at</strong>e Antique and early Islamic textiles from Egypt, western<br />
fashion from <strong>the</strong> Baroque period to <strong>the</strong> present day and early Canadian textiles.<br />
These collections illustr<strong>at</strong>e <strong>the</strong> extensive transform<strong>at</strong>ions in <strong>the</strong> design and<br />
technology of textiles and clothing throughout <strong>the</strong> past three millennia. Due to<br />
conserv<strong>at</strong>ion consider<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>the</strong>se artifacts are changed on a regular basis.<br />
Roloff Beny Gallery, Institute for Contemporary Culture<br />
Michael Lee-Chin Crystal<br />
The Institute for Contemporary Culture <strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ROM</strong> presents innov<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
exhibitions and lectures on current intern<strong>at</strong>ional issues in arts and<br />
architecture. Loc<strong>at</strong>ed on <strong>the</strong> top-most floor of <strong>the</strong> Michael Lee-Chin Crystal,<br />
this large, adaptable gallery is one of Canada’s leading venues for exploring<br />
<strong>the</strong> world’s contemporary cultures.<br />
Roloff Beny Gallery<br />
<strong>Galleries</strong> of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> Page 12 of 12<br />
2010
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