Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Type: Museums

Address: 253 Bloor Street West
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Royal Ontario Museum
Notes: SEE: 100 Queen's Park.



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Address: 327 Bloor Street West
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Bata Shoe Museum

Dates
Design conceived c1991

Architects: Moriyama & Teshima (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
ARTFOCUS 1995 Fall 23-26
AZURE 1995 May/Jun 17-20
Bulletin. Canadian Society of Decorative Arts 1995 Autumn 4-5 13 3
Canadian Architect 1995 April 3
Canadian Interiors 1995 Aug/Sep 10-12
Insite 1995 July 42
Ontario Craft 1995 Fall 11-14
Perspectives: Newsletter of the Ontario Assn of Ar 1997 Summer 17 5 2
Process: Architecture 1992 X 110-1 107
Rotunda 1995 Fall 42-43 28 2
Toronto Star 1999 Jan. B2 5th

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Address: 0 Exhibition Place
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Marine Museum
Notes: Formerly the Officers' Quarters (and only surviving building) of Stanley Barracks, also known as the "New Fort", constructed 1840-1841. For Marine Museum #2, SEE: the Pier 4 at no.245 Queen's Quay West.

Dates
Design conceived 1998

Architects: Reich & Petch Architects (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Explore Historic Toronto 1992 April 4-5 2
Toronto Star 1997 June A6 Fri. 13th
Toronto Star 1998 Jan. F7 30th
Toronto Star 1998 May B1,B5 13th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 9-10 n/a n/a

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Address: 67 Pottery Road
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Todmorden Mills
Notes: "Community" museum features remaining buildings of a thriving 19th century industrial village. Features the restored Parshall Terry House, the Thomas Helliwell House and the remains of the Helliwell Brewery. Also includes the restored Don Train Station, which was relocated there from its location near Queen St. East in 1969.

Dates
Building completed 1820s

Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Cabbagetown: The Story of... 1998 n/a 30
Canadian Collector 2000 Jul/Aug 38-41
Toronto 1989 April 27+

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Address: 90 Queen's Park
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Children's Own Museum
Notes: Formerly the McLaughlin Planetarium - which was operated by the Royal Ontario Museum. It closed on November 5th, 1995 due to budget restraints. The Children's Own Museum officially opened on Dec. 6th, 1998. It rents the space from the Royal Ontario Museum.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1998 Dec. C1 5th
Toronto Star 1998 Dec. L13 Sat. 5th

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Address: 100 Queen's Park
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Royal Ontario Museum

Dates
Building completed 1912
Altered 1982

Architects: Chapman & Oxley (firm)
Darling & Pearson (firm)
Libeskind Daniel
Mathers & Haldenby (firm)
Moffat Moffat & Kinoshita (firm)
Designers: Oosterhoff, William
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Alfred Chapman : the man and his work 1978 n/a 21-23
Building 2002 Apr/May 13-14 52 2
Bulletin / Soc. for the Study of Arch. in Canada 1984 Dec. 7-10 9 4
Canada Century Home 2001 Oct 7 46 10
Canadian Aniques Collector 2002 May 38 47 5
Canadian Aniques Collector 2002 April 7 47 4
Canadian Architect 2002 May 32-36 47 5
Canadian Collector 1982 July/Au 30-35 17 4
Globe & Mail 2001 Dec. A23 15th
Globe & Mail 2001 Sept. R4 Sat, 8th
Globe & Mail 2001 Nov. A18 23rd
Globe & Mail 2002 Feb. A16 Mon. 25th
Globe & Mail 2001 Dec. A23 15th
Globe & Mail 2002 Feb. A3 Wed 27th
Globe & Mail 2002 Feb. R3 Wed. 13th
Globe & Mail 2001 June A17 28th
Globe & Mail 2002 Mar. R1,R3 Thur 14th
Globe & Mail 2002 feb. R1,R2 Mon 25th
Globe & Mail 2002 Feb. A21 Sat. 2nd
Globe & Mail 2001 Nov. a18 Fri. 23rd
Maclean's Magazine 2002 April 62 8th
National Post 2002 Feb. TO4 Sat. 16th
National Post 2001 Nov. A20 Fri. 23rd
National Post 2001 Dec. A21 Tues 4th
National Post 2001 Oct. SP1+ Sat. 27th
National Post 2002 Feb. A1,A9 Wed. 27th
Royal Architectural Inst. of Canada 1986 Awards... 1986 n/a 99-
Terra Cotta artful deceivers 1990 n/a 90-91
Toronto Star 2002 Feb. A20 Thur 28th
Toronto Star 2002 Feb. B5 Fri. 15th
Toronto Star 2002 Feb A18 Wed 27th
Toronto Star 2001 June B1 29th
Toronto Star 1987 May F4 Sun. 17th
Toronto Star 2002 March D8 Sun 3rd
Toronto Star 2002 Feb. B3 Sat. 9th
Toronto Star 2002 feb. B1 Tues 26th
Toronto Star 2002 Mar A1,A4 Sat 2nd
Toronto Star 2001 Nov. D2 Sun. 25th
Toronto Star 2002 June K8 Sat 1st
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 30-31
Year-Book 1933 n/a 28

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Address: 111 Queen's Park
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: George R. Gardiner Museum
Notes: George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

Dates
Officially opened 1984

Architects: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (firm)
Wagland Keith
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Building 2002 Apr/May 12 53 2
Canadian Aniques Collector 2002 May 9 47 5
Canadian Interiors 1986 April 78 23 4
City & Country Home 1983 Winter 38-44 2 4
Toronto Star 2002 Mar. B4 Mon. 25th

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Address: 111 Queen's Park
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Gardiner Museum
Notes: SEE: George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
n/a n/a n/a

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Address: 14 Queen's Park Crescent W.
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Canadiana Building - ROM

Dates
Building completed 1951

Architects: Mathers & Haldenby (firm)
Designers: Temporale, Louis
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1950 October ? 18th
Globe & Mail 1952 Dec. ? 30th
Globe & Mail 1950 October 17 18th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 35

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Address: 255 Spadina Avenue
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: Metro Archives

Dates
Building completed 1992

Architects: Zeidler Eberhard
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Globe & Mail 1992 Jan. A20 Thur 30th
Toronto Star 1992 Feb. D18 Fri. 14th
Toronto Star 1992 Feb. J12 8th

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Address: 46 Wellesley Street East
Type of Building: Museums
Name of Building: St. John's Ambulance Building
Notes: Museum on 2nd floor of the headquarters building.


Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
Toronto Star 2000 June L3 Thur 29th