The Image Centre
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  Location of the gallery in Toronto | |
| Established | September 2012 |
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| Location | 122 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | Photography, art museum and education centre |
| Director | Doina Popescu |
| Curator | Gaëlle Morel |
| Public transit access | ■ Dundas subway station 505 Dundas streetcar |
| Website | www |
The Ryerson Image Centre, (formerly known as the Ryerson Gallery and Research Centre), is a renovated and remodelled former warehouse building at Gould and Bond Streets on the campus of Ryerson University in Toronto. The centre includes gallery, collections, teaching, research and exhibition spaces and shares the building with the School of Image Arts.
History
The gallery will open September 29, 2012.
The new building, designed by Toronto architect Donald Schmitt (architect) Donald Schmitt of Diamond and Schmitt Architects[1] contains:
- 3 Public gallery spaces
- New Media Colonnade at the entrance
- A fully staffed professional research centre with museum-quality environmental controls
- A climate controlled vault built to contain a million photographic images, including The Black Star Collection
- Ryerson University Fine Art Photography Collection
- Great Hall reception, conference and screening area
References
- ^ "Ryerson Image Centre". UrbanToronto. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
External Links
- Official website
- School of Image Arts
- Black Star collection
- Ryerson School of Image Arts Gallery homepage
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