Day trip to Eternal Egypt at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto
Join the Burchfield-Penney Art Center as the museum leads a day trip to to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto to see the extraordinary Eternal Egypt exhibition on loan from The British Museum.
The trip takes place on May 22, 2004 and departs from the Burchfield-Penney at 8:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 6:30 p.m. The cost is $70 per person for Burchfield-Penney members, $90 for non-members (includes a one year individual membership to the museum) or $100 (includes a one year family/dual membership to the museum). The cost includes round trip deluxe motor coach transportation, meals (morning coffee and snack en route, lunch, and a snack for the ride home) and Royal Ontario Museum admission.
About Eternal Egypt
From ancient Rome through the present day, Egyptian art has fascinated collectors, archaeologists and general audiences. Some of the most important and exquisite surviving examples are preserved in The British Museum in London, and this exhibition presents many of the finest and most famous objects from that great collection. Ancient Egyptian art represents a considerable variety of media, styles, and purposes, revealing much about the society, customs, and religious beliefs of the times.
This exhibition is far from the only attraction at the ROM. In March, the museum celebrated its 90th birthday and is a leading repository for the cultural and natural history of Canada and the world. Their diverse collection numbers more than five million objects in the ongoing effort to increase understanding of cultural and natural diversity, and the significance, preservation, and conservation of artifacts in a variety of disciplines. Some of the ROM’s many current exhibitions include Ancient Cyprus: A Preview of The A.G. Leventis Foundation Gallery of Cypriot Antiquities, A Felt Feeling: From Home to Handbag, East Asian Sculpture Gallery, Dr. Fred Weinberg and Joy Cherry Weinberg Judaica Collection, Hands-on Biodiversity, The Maiasaur Project: The Life and Times of a Dinosaur and Artists' Echoes: Contemporary Responses to the ROM's Collections, an intriguing series of conceptual artworks offering interpretations of the ROM's collections that put a contemporary spin on some of the museum’s antiquities.
For more information, contact Patrick Keyes, head of membership, at (716) 878-3547.
About the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York State. Through its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney.org.
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and County of Erie. Additional operating support is provided by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation and the Burchfield-Penney's members.
The trip takes place on May 22, 2004 and departs from the Burchfield-Penney at 8:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 6:30 p.m. The cost is $70 per person for Burchfield-Penney members, $90 for non-members (includes a one year individual membership to the museum) or $100 (includes a one year family/dual membership to the museum). The cost includes round trip deluxe motor coach transportation, meals (morning coffee and snack en route, lunch, and a snack for the ride home) and Royal Ontario Museum admission.
About Eternal Egypt
From ancient Rome through the present day, Egyptian art has fascinated collectors, archaeologists and general audiences. Some of the most important and exquisite surviving examples are preserved in The British Museum in London, and this exhibition presents many of the finest and most famous objects from that great collection. Ancient Egyptian art represents a considerable variety of media, styles, and purposes, revealing much about the society, customs, and religious beliefs of the times.
This exhibition is far from the only attraction at the ROM. In March, the museum celebrated its 90th birthday and is a leading repository for the cultural and natural history of Canada and the world. Their diverse collection numbers more than five million objects in the ongoing effort to increase understanding of cultural and natural diversity, and the significance, preservation, and conservation of artifacts in a variety of disciplines. Some of the ROM’s many current exhibitions include Ancient Cyprus: A Preview of The A.G. Leventis Foundation Gallery of Cypriot Antiquities, A Felt Feeling: From Home to Handbag, East Asian Sculpture Gallery, Dr. Fred Weinberg and Joy Cherry Weinberg Judaica Collection, Hands-on Biodiversity, The Maiasaur Project: The Life and Times of a Dinosaur and Artists' Echoes: Contemporary Responses to the ROM's Collections, an intriguing series of conceptual artworks offering interpretations of the ROM's collections that put a contemporary spin on some of the museum’s antiquities.
For more information, contact Patrick Keyes, head of membership, at (716) 878-3547.
About the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York State. Through its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney.org.
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and County of Erie. Additional operating support is provided by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation and the Burchfield-Penney's members.
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