Musing At The Museum: Chimczuk & AWE

May is Museum Month and after having a great time visiting the historic Maison François Baby House, it was a good reminder that we still needed to take a trip to the Chimczuk Museum and Art Windsor-Essex.  

There was so much to explore on all 3 levels, so I just compiled some of my favourites art pieces and exhibits that really caught my eye. 

-Windsor Essex Underwater display

-Flowing Forces is an interactive immersive experience

-A to Z Wall - Chimczuk Museum Exhibit

-Windsor's Cycling History

-Emma McGee

Bouquet, 2023

oil on board

-Sara Graham

Solivagant Findings (Threshold) 2022-23

dye sublimation on cut aluminum panels

Courtesy of the artist and MKG127

-Sara Graham

Where the Points Meet (1-4), 2021

collages and ink on paper

Courtesy of the artist and MKG127

-Daphne Boyer

Hung Out to Dry, 2019

photographed maple leaves, printed on Japanese paper

and hand-coloured with pigmented pencils, handspun paper thread

Courtesy of the artist

                                                       

-Jennifer Willet - When Microbes Dream, 2020-2023

Project Assistants: Domenica Mediati, Angela Awada, Jude Abu Zaineh, Lisha Laing, Aleeza Tariq, Kadila Adili, Phil Habashy, Justin Elliott, Michael Lucenkiw, Gillian Hughes, Ashley Hemmings, Megan Andrews, Hadia Nadeem, Lyndsay Mckay, Brodie Macphail, Dunia Roba, Garvin Chinnia, Cri Kosti. 

wall installation including adhesive wallpaper, collage material,  living microbes and algae.

-Ruth Cuthand - From the series Don’t Breathe, Don’t Drink, 2016
E.coli/Giardia/Typhoid Fever
glass beads, thread, cloth backing
Collection of the University of Saskatchewan, 2020

Plan your visit: 

💜AWE - Art Windsor-Essex 

💜Chimczuk Museum

Royal Ontario Museum: Day trip to Toronto, Ontario

Last Sunday, we headed off to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario.  Bill was performing at a wedding, and so he thought it would be fun to spend the day together at the ROM.

Neither of us had been to the ROM before, so it was another first experience to share together.

The place is absolutely gorgeous and so I had fun taking photos of so many unique pieces. Here are some of the galleries to explore: http://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/galleries

I really loved seeing all the Roman sculptures, which you can see from a couple of photos I took below.

No idea who the guy is in the photo, but it looked neat. He was a living statue! :)

I also loved the Bat Cave. It was actually a realistic portrayal of the St. Clair Cave in Jamaica. Although, I felt a bit claustrophobic as everyone piled in. Also, as you enter, it's pitch black and there is a dramatization of bats in flight on their nightly search for food.

More photos of the Royal Ontario Museum can be found under my Facebook albums:

Photos of the ROM - Part 1

Photos of the ROM - Part 2

Admission is not too bad, but you know me, I like to save wherever I can. The day before, I found a great promo code online that was still valid, so we bought our tickets online at a discounted price. The only downside is that there is an additional fee for printing online tickets, but a few bucks to save is better than paying full price.

Also, make sure that your address for shipping matches your address for your credit card, otherwise it gets flagged and you cannot proceed.

Visit the ROM website for more information and to see all the cool exhibits happening!


Finally, you can't have a proper trip to Toronto without taking the subway!