The Treasures of Toronto

              
 
The Treasures Of Toronto

February 20 – 22, 2009

 
An entertaining and enlightening tour
arranged for The Volunteers' Circle of
The National Gallery of Canada		    

Your Executive Worldwide Travel Tour Itinerary
  The treasures of Toronto are sparkling these days, with a $250-million Crystal renovation project at the Royal Ontario Museum, a major expansion of the Gardiner Museum and the 110 light-filled galleries at the newly renovated Art Gallery of Ontario. We’ll visit them all as well as tour the historic Gooderham and Worts Distillery District and the Sandra Ainsley Glass Gallery.

Enjoy lunch at c5, the restaurant on the fifth floor of the Lee-Chin Crystal and the Boiler House Restaurant in the Distillery District.
Optional tickets to “Fidelio” will be offered, subject to availability.
Accommodations at the landmark Fairmont Royal York Hotel.		  
  Friday, February 20 - Early morning departure for Toronto from the National Gallery of Canada. Enroute, a box lunch prepared by the NAC’s Le Café.

Check into the landmark Fairmont Royal York Hotel, conveniently located downtown, and connected by the PATH underground walkway system to the Royal Bank Plaza and Union Station.

This afternoon, a guided tour of the newly-renovated Art Gallery of Ontario. The $254 million redevelopment plan by celebrated Toronto-born architect Frank Gehry will increase the art viewing space by 47%. Notable elements of the new building include a glass and wood sculpture gallery at the north end along Dundas Street; a 4-story, box-like contemporary arts gallery and hosting centre clad in blue titanium facing Grange Park, as well as a new entrance aligned with the historic Walker's Court and The Grange.

Dinner on your own.
Overnight Fairmont Royal York Hotel. L

 



  





Saturday, February 21 - After breakfast at the hotel, depart for a guided tour of the Royal Ontario Museum. With the $250 million Michael Lee-Chin Chrystal renovation project by renowned architect Daniel Libeskind now complete, the museum’s galleries and collections of world culture and natural history have become one of the country’s premier cultural destinations. A stunning structure of interlocking prismatic forms, the Lee-Chin Crystal creates modern, luminous and accessible interior spaces that house eight new galleries including Canada’s largest hall for international exhibitions, retail shops, restaurants, special event spaces and a graceful new entrance and lobby.

Lunch at c5, located atop the world-renowned Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. In its May 2008 issue, Food & Wine Magazine listed c5 as one of their worldwide “10 Best Restaurants with a View.”

After lunch, a guided tour at the Gardiner Museum, which offers an intimate look at one of the world’s oldest and most universal forms of art and material culture – ceramics. The collection exceeds 3,000 historical and contemporary pieces, giving an extraordinary glimpse into the development of the ceramic process, decoration and shape. The Gardiner has undergone a major expansion of its gallery and studio spaces. It remains one of the city’s finest examples of modernist architecture.

Dinner on your own. Optional tickets to “Fidelio,” Beethoven’s only opera, performed by the Canadian Opera Company at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, a theatre built specifically for opera and ballet performances.

(Tickets are subject to availability) BL 		  


  

Sunday, February 22 - Breakfast at the hotel and check out.

Depart for a guided tour at the historic Gooderham and Worts Distillery District, Canada's finest collection of Victorian era industrial architecture.

Visit the Sandra Ainsley Gallery featuring glass-sculptures from recognized Canadian, American and International artists, before lunch at the Boiler House Restaurant, “offering a succulent contemporary Canadian menu within a breathtaking industrial chic setting.”

After lunch, return to Ottawa with an expected arrival of 8:00 p.m. BL

For more details on this tour or to request a brochure, please feel free to contact us at
613-236-5555 or email Jean Sheikh at [email protected].



  
Coordinators:
Cathy Black
Frank Anglin

Travel Agency: Executive Worldwide Travel
Agent: Jean Sheikh, C.T.C.
(613) 236-5555
Or 1-800-267-5552
Registration No.: 1892605

   

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