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The McMichael Canadian Art Collection
10365 Islington Ave, Kleinburg, ON
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Hours | Daily 10am-4pm (the McMichael advises that you call ahead to confirm hours) | |
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Location | Kleinburg, | |
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Transportation | By car: From downtown, take Gardiner Expwy. to Hwy. 427 north, follow it to Hwy. 7, and turn east. Turn left (north) at 1st light onto Hwy. 27. Turn right (east) at Major Mackenzie Dr. and left (north) at 1st set of lights to Islington Ave. and the village of Kleinburg. Or take Hwy. 401 to Hwy. 400 north. At Major Mackenzie Dr., go west to Islington Ave. and turn right. By bus: From Islington station, take bus no. 37 to Steeles Ave., and then take the York Region Transit bus no. 13A to the museum driveway (it's about a 10-min. walk up the driveway from the bus stop); note that separate fares are required for the 2 buses; also, note that the 13A bus does not run on weekends, and offers only morning and evening service on weekdays | |
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Phone | 888/213-1121, 905/893-1121 | |
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Web site | www.mcmichael.com | |
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Prices | Admission C$15 (£7.50) adults, C$12 (£6) seniors and students with ID, free for children 5 and under | |
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Closed | Closed Dec 25 | |
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Other | Parking C$5 (£2.50) | |
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In Kleinburg, 40km (25 miles) north of the city, the McMichael collection occupies a log-and-stone gallery that sits amid quiet stands of trees on 40 hectares (99 acres) of conservation land. Specially designed for the landscape paintings it houses, the gallery is a work of art. The lobby has a pitched roof that soars 8m (26 ft.) on massive rafters of Douglas fir; throughout the gallery, panoramic windows look south over white pine, cedar, ash, and birch.
Founded by Robert and Signe McMichael, the gallery began in 1965 when they donated their property, home, and collection to the province of Ontario. Today, the collection includes more than 6,000 works, and it highlights Canada's famous circle of landscape painters, the Group of Seven, as well as David Milne, Emily Carr, and their contemporaries. An impressive collection of Inuit and contemporary Native Canadian art and sculpture is also on display. In addition, four galleries contain changing exhibitions of works by contemporary artists.
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