The Museum of Inuit Art is located within the historic Queens Quay Terminal at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre. This museum is dedicated to the art and culture of Canada’s indigenous people (known as Inuit) and features sculptures carved from stone, antler, ivory and bone to ceramics, prints and wall hangings.
It was officially launched in June 2007 and aims to showcase the artistic history of Canada’s Inuit by showcasing their cultural and thematic foundations of their art and highlighting the regional diversity of their artistic expression.
I very much enjoyed visiting this museum. The sculptures, paintings and ceramics were undeniably beautiful. There were a range of miniature to large sculptures and I wondered how they sculpted these so long ago and so precisely. I very much enjoyed the sculptures of themselves, and their way of life. It was interesting to see their perspective of life and what mattered to them, and how they viewed themselves.
The museum also showcases videos where you can sit and watch to learn more about the Inuit history and culture which was very interesting as well. We spent about 2 hours at this museum, marvelling at each and every piece. I highly recommend viewing this museum!
On Saturday October 3, 2009, I went to Toronto’s fourth annual arts event – Nuit Blanche. it’s a massive celebration of contemporary art and is featured all over Toronto.
It goes throughout the whole night until sunrise! I didn’t stay out that late, as we walked around a great deal and was extremely exhausted already by about 12:30am. But it was really fun and interesting!
Even though I didn’t have a tripod (as you would normally need one for night photography), I got a few decent shots. Please see below!
My favourite was when they had carnival rides on Bay St! Bay St is Toronto’s version of Wall St – the heart of the Financial District and it represented the ups and downs of the market and the horrific fall into the current recession. It had a very creepy feel to it.
In November 2007, I was in NYC for the Thanksgiving Parade and loved the silver bunny that was paraded around. It was so big and shiney! I was so excited to see it inside the Toronto Eaton Centre! What a massive bunny.
This display was really interesting. It’s called the “Four Letter Word Machine” and everyone huddled at the Toronto City Hall to see the next word. Above is supposed to show “FEAR” but I got impatient and just took the snap. It was freezing cold!!!!
I took this shot at Toronto City Hall. October 3, 2009 is actually the same day as the Chinese Moon Festival – when the moon can be seen at its fullest. Really beautiful reflection on the water along with the pretty lights.
This is me at the BCE Building having a rest. Was so exhausted!
This is at Union Station. The lights were all dimmed and there was fog everywhere. There were voices of commuters being played in a loop. Was a very interesting atmosphere to experience.
