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OFF-SITE SESSIONS
The 1999 OAH Convention Special Events and Publicity Committee, under the direction
of Marc Egnal, York University, and Adrienne Hood, University of Toronto, have placed
several sessions at off-site locations and arranged for special tours following two of the
sessions. Off-site sessions are denoted by the symbol throughout the Program.
All groups departing for off-site sessions and tours will leave from the lobby of the
Sheraton Centre Toronto. Details on point of departure will be contained in the Pocket
Program distributed to all convention registrants. The 1999 off-site sessions are offered
at no charge, but we do ask that you register using the preregistration form inserted in
the front of the Program. This will help to ensure we reserve enough guides, have room
to accommodate everyone and provide adequate transportation for all those interested in
attending. Reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Preregistration
for off-site sessions should be postmarked no later than March 18, 1999.
Tour and off-site session tickets will be inserted into your badge holder and
available at the convention registration area at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. OAH
reserves the right to cancel any tour that has not met the minimum number of participants
required. Should this occur, complete refunds will be made following the meeting.
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
1) Museums and Material Culture
George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
1:00 p.m.
This session will be held at the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art located
in Queen’s Park. This was the first specialized ceramic museum in North America. The
collection is divided into four major categories, each representing a particular aspect of
ceramic history within a specific time scale: Pre-Columbian Pottery, dating from about
2000 B.C. until the 15th century A.D.; Italian Maiolica of the 15th and 16th centuries;
English Delftware of the 17th century; and continental and English Porcelain of the 18th
century.
The session will be held from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of
the Textile and Ethnology Departments of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) located
just across the street from the Gardiner Museum. The ROM has a vast collection of over
6 million artifacts and specimens that rotate through permanent and temporary galleries.
Galleries at the ROM feature exhibits on art, social history, archaeology, natural history
and more.
Those attending this session should gather in the lobby of the Sheraton Centre where a
guide will meet them. The guide will escort them to the subway for the short trip to the
Gardiner Museum. Session participants are listed on page 54.
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