Toronto-based KPMB Architects selected to design new Agnes Etherington Art Centre on Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 카지노게임사이트 campus

KINGSTON - Agnes Etherington Art Centre announced that the internationally renowned Toronto-based will oversee the design phase of Agnes Reimagined, an initiative that will breathe new energy 카지노 게임 컬렉션� and a revolutionary new mission 카지노 게임 컬렉션� into this public, university-affiliated art museum. Georgina Riel, Indigenous Affairs Consultant of , will work with KPMB and bring deep knowledge of Kingston and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 카지노게임사이트 and guide Agnes카지노 게임 컬렉션�s commitment to Indigenization. Jennifer Nagai of will oversee landscape integration.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�The museum of the 21st century can no longer simply be a container of history, as if history has no bearing on our changing contemporary world,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Agnes카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Director and Curator, Emelie Chhangur. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Agnes will thrive equally on her deep community roots and global reach, and importantly, innovate within their intersection, mobilizing the transformative power of art to create more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable worlds.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Agnes Reimagined offers a rare opportunity for a paradigm shift in museums in Canada, and the world, through clear-sighted collaboration, a commitment to innovation, all through the journey of decolonization and the recovery of Indigenized worldviews,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says KPMB founding partner Bruce Kuwabara. KPMB has realized significant museums and galleries, including the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Gardiner Museum in Toronto, Remai Modern in Saskatoon, and the Ottawa Art Gallery. Their current participation in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is exemplary. KPMB also has experience balancing Indigenous perspectives with heritage buildings, which will be a focus of the Agnes Reimagined project.

Agnes Etherington Art Centre has been a vital part of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s campus since it opened its doors in 1957. Agnes Etherington, the museum카지노 게임 컬렉션�s namesake was a longstanding patron of the arts in Kingston, who bequeathed her home to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 카지노 게임 컬렉션�in order to further the cause of art in community.카지노 게임 컬렉션� Agnes now houses a collection of more than 17,000 works of art.

Its collections grew thanks to the generosity of many loyal donors, including Dr. Alfred Bader, BSc카지노 게임 컬렉션�45, BA카지노 게임 컬렉션�46, MSc;47, LLD카지노 게임 컬렉션�86, who donated more than 500 paintings, sculptures and works on paper that span the 14th through the mid-19th centuries, including three Rembrandt paintings. Alfred카지노 게임 컬렉션�s son Daniel, who, together with his wife, Linda, donated a fourth Rembrandt in 2019. Alfred카지노 게임 컬렉션�s wife, Dr. Isabel Bader, LLD카지노 게임 컬렉션�07, continues to donate works from her and her husband카지노 게임 컬렉션�s extensive collection, and recently funded the creation of a new Bader Chair in Art Conservation that will support the Department of Art History and Art Conservation become world leaders in the field of imaging science.

Continuing this legacy, in 2020, the family카지노 게임 컬렉션�s charitable foundation, Bader Philanthropies, Inc., made a transformational donation of $54 million to launch the Agnes Reimagined campaign. In addition, the foundation has funded a new Curator, Indigenous Arts and Culture, who will be responsible for Agnes카지노 게임 컬렉션�s significant Indigenous art collection of more than 700 works from all periods and its relationship to other collecting areas at Agnes. This curatorship will help the museum realize its commitment to working alongside Indigenous communities and fostering Indigenous-led access to collections.

Programming at Agnes will continue throughout 2022 but will move to a new location when construction begins in the summer of 2023.

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