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| - This building marks the death of Canadian Architecture, and represents the result of which that a decade of cocaine snorting & over-hairspraying has done to the creative minds of the first MTV Generation.
Toronto Life called it the Aluminium Curse.
My friend called it a fire hazzard with potential of killings pedestrains during times of heavy snow.
I think the new design is a perfect reflection of an insipid culture lacking in substance, yet still aspiring to capture the attention of anyone who is willing to pay it any, in this case, with it's sheer mundaneness.
Oh, did I mention apparently aside from being designed and contructured on the idea of being secular, it costs money to visit this MUSEUM??!! An enormous amount at that!!!
Sure, it's not a commonplace landmark, and yeah, it was help funded by a Toronto Bay Street Billionaire, as it is so shamelessly and conspicuously erected on a twelve foot piece of marble outside the front entrance. But I understand, we must all make our place in the world. But with great wealth comes great responsibility to do good..or at least to do pretty good. The ROM is now neither pretty or good.
It's possible to cost one upwards of $30+ for a single visit, and tickets are sold according to specific exhibits. Children's tickets are not much less of a discount, and only on days which nobody would ever think of going does the ROM offer complimentary entrance (to things nobody wants to see).
This engregous establishment offers membership at various levels, all of which are priced aiming at Toronto's high rollers. Yes, a museum is not always sufficiently funded, but let's not forget that the purpose of such an instituition is first and foremost about education, and the preservation of historical artifacts for the purposes of education! But it seems that the director has caught the gentrification bug and probably watched too many museum heist films as a young adult and decided to transform this once dignified place to a damn disco ball.
I can't get over the fact that it costs money to visit this museum. It's not even comparable to even one of any other world class museums. Most of the time, this place is used to host parties. Oh GAWD! What would happen to the World if the yuppies didn't have a place to wiggle their pocket change and sip on whatever their favourite television shows tells them to drink.
The arrogance of sipping on a martini nearby something historically significant is unparalleled by anything that could be found in this world.
I am not adverse to these things, I just loathe these things taking place in a museum, a place meant for everything in contrast of what is actually going on.
A Museum is NOT a business.
The museum itself is exactly a two star, and it's not very interactive...or at least not until the ipad installations. It's improving, but EFF off with the caterers!
If the exhibitions itself improve, then the people and their money will come. Let's not turn Toronto into a big nightclub.
I saw Mr. Lee at my office building a year ago. I resisted the urge to grab ahold of him and shout the word 'WHY' while sobbing the tears of distain for all that was beautiful.
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