tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post7164859591141694631..comments2024-03-28T16:04:21.316-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: Wandering Into The MuseumWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-58841766365920426452019-01-20T14:55:01.933-05:002019-01-20T14:55:01.933-05:00@Hamilton: I should go back sometime.
@Mike: it&#...@Hamilton: I should go back sometime.<br /><br />@Mike: it's a grand museum.<br /><br />@Cheryl: as do I.<br /><br />@JM: thanks!<br /><br />@Hamilton: I have had a chance to try the gauntlets on. They're quite awkward.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-53359317602409381322014-01-21T18:19:28.949-05:002014-01-21T18:19:28.949-05:00I was at a re-enactment once where I had the chanc...I was at a re-enactment once where I had the chance to wear one of these suits of armour. I could barely stand upright!hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-10560906500101368162014-01-21T12:36:36.566-05:002014-01-21T12:36:36.566-05:00The ceiling in the bottom shot is just amazing! Th...The ceiling in the bottom shot is just amazing! The totem pole made me think of the British Museum in London, where they have a huge one on the stairs too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-50163407693555487262014-01-21T10:04:36.394-05:002014-01-21T10:04:36.394-05:00Love the totem pole!Love the totem pole!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101939218861758437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-7777446330622908412014-01-21T07:44:01.956-05:002014-01-21T07:44:01.956-05:00Looks like my kind of place, William..! Love the ...Looks like my kind of place, William..! Love the ceiling.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-26316999555776280842014-01-20T22:11:28.176-05:002014-01-20T22:11:28.176-05:00Thank you for these. It has been decades since I w...Thank you for these. It has been decades since I was last inside the ROMhamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-1921238616245018022014-01-20T18:50:15.715-05:002014-01-20T18:50:15.715-05:00@MB: more to come!
@Tamera: I was astonished by i...@MB: more to come!<br /><br />@Tamera: I was astonished by it.<br /><br />@Stuart: having the staircase around it really does give you an appreciation up close for it.<br /><br />@Gerald: I suspect my dad would have the same problem!<br /><br />@Halcyon: I should have taken a pic of the headdress they have from Sitting Bull.<br /><br />@Karl: thank you!<br /><br />@Lauren: it's intricate detailed.<br /><br />@LondonLulu: the museum has a terrific collection.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-1807962371972732622014-01-20T17:13:56.173-05:002014-01-20T17:13:56.173-05:00Thanks for looking up, despite the neck crick:) - ...Thanks for looking up, despite the neck crick:) - I love the detail in that ceiling! Amazing pieces here, and how can one not love the totems and headdresses:)LONDONLULUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306334892097839949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-19678529028118408252014-01-20T16:10:53.697-05:002014-01-20T16:10:53.697-05:00A lot of variety in this museum. Really love that...A lot of variety in this museum. Really love that ceiling too!LOLfromPasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885733052838545978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-52150580751813248792014-01-20T14:57:48.268-05:002014-01-20T14:57:48.268-05:00Wonderful pieces of Art, fascinating !Wonderful pieces of Art, fascinating !Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480403752005019620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-65901094672821345962014-01-20T14:04:35.219-05:002014-01-20T14:04:35.219-05:00I always love seeing the first nations clothing. I...I always love seeing the first nations clothing. It's amazing how detailed those headdresses and such are. Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-40717852531981300142014-01-20T11:42:58.003-05:002014-01-20T11:42:58.003-05:00nice ceiling but it would do my neck in to look at...nice ceiling but it would do my neck in to look at itGerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-90166555656264550812014-01-20T11:41:12.867-05:002014-01-20T11:41:12.867-05:00Looks like an expansive museum. I could see how y...Looks like an expansive museum. I could see how you spend the day there. Love the idea of the totem in the staircase.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513394224102833095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-30391427961619671482014-01-20T11:21:03.333-05:002014-01-20T11:21:03.333-05:00The rotunda ceiling is amazing!The rotunda ceiling is amazing!Tamerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446660497311936354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-18783959594037607302014-01-20T11:15:36.209-05:002014-01-20T11:15:36.209-05:00Oh I could hardly wait to see the inside. I love ...Oh I could hardly wait to see the inside. I love all First Nation artifacts. Great idea incorporating the staircase with the Totem. As you say--always look up. Super! MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-85271069242141677672014-01-20T10:30:21.476-05:002014-01-20T10:30:21.476-05:00@Linda: it is!
@Ciel: there's a design with a...@Linda: it is!<br /><br />@Ciel: there's a design with a ceiling in a museum here that I must photograph... also one of those things you'll miss if you don't look up.<br /><br />@Revrunner: I did think about it!<br /><br />@Beatrice: in this case, the interior compensates quite well for that Crystal structure.<br /><br />@Debs: thank you!<br /><br />@Mo: museums draw me like moths to a flame.<br /><br />@Country Gal: it hadn't been quite that long for me, but it has been awhile!<br /><br />@Sharon: oh, yes, its collection is varied.<br /><br />@EG: if you get a chance, you should go.<br /><br />@Tanya: I quite enjoyed the day in there.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-11801003163063383212014-01-20T10:18:16.463-05:002014-01-20T10:18:16.463-05:00what a great museum this is!what a great museum this is!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-46262088019397333622014-01-20T09:59:12.574-05:002014-01-20T09:59:12.574-05:00I haven't been inside the ROM for a long, long...I haven't been inside the ROM for a long, long time. Nice photos!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-68070504268242098972014-01-20T09:39:31.236-05:002014-01-20T09:39:31.236-05:00It looks like this museum has a little something f...It looks like this museum has a little something for everyone. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-12824552120366957402014-01-20T08:11:06.359-05:002014-01-20T08:11:06.359-05:00Lovely photos . Oh good lord last time I went ther...Lovely photos . Oh good lord last time I went there I was a kid lol ! Thanks for sharing . Have a good week .Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-4772127568055492792014-01-20T07:07:03.191-05:002014-01-20T07:07:03.191-05:00What an interesting museumWhat an interesting museumMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999026380030273440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-90179299201860722792014-01-20T06:46:25.526-05:002014-01-20T06:46:25.526-05:00Great blog and wonderful photos.
I do love museu...Great blog and wonderful photos. <br />I do love museums.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567813155701854683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-3259782578590018112014-01-20T06:43:57.735-05:002014-01-20T06:43:57.735-05:00We visited the ROM during a fall visit to Toronto ...We visited the ROM during a fall visit to Toronto last year. It was a very interesting and enjoyable day. The architecture inside and outside does make for unusual contrasts, and not all for the better, I agree.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-54624046383826285502014-01-20T05:53:06.263-05:002014-01-20T05:53:06.263-05:00I think I would be too self-conscious, but I could...I think I would be too self-conscious, but I could see trying to take a photo of a totem pole from the floor facing upwards to the ceiling.Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-57009330937177449022014-01-20T02:17:14.672-05:002014-01-20T02:17:14.672-05:00If I'm not mistaken, that's coastal and wo...If I'm not mistaken, that's coastal and woodland. It's a good way to see the totem pole and the ceiling is gorgeous!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.com