The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is proud to announce the opening of the Wirth Gallery of the Middle East, named in honour of Alfred Wirth, in appreciation of his generous support of Renaissance ROM and the Royal Ontario Museum. The gallery, located on Level 3 of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, is scheduled to open February 16, 2008.
Alfred Wirth says, “Museums have an important role to play in furthering our understanding of ourselves, and of each other. The ROM does an excellent job of this through its diverse holdings. I am delighted that the Middle Eastern collections will be displayed in the Wirth Gallery of the Middle East, as so much of our civilization originates from this region.”
William Thorsell, the ROM's Director and CEO, responds, “When making his generous pledge to the Museum, Alfred Wirth challenged others to give. As a result, new support for the Renaissance ROM campaign was generated as others took up the challenge. With extreme gratitude of this giving gesture, the ROM has proudly named the Wirth Gallery of the Middle East in Alfred Wirth's honour.”
The Wirth Gallery of the Middle East is a 4,052 square foot (380 square metre) exploration of the civilizations that started in the Fertile Crescent and beyond, including the current day regions of Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.
The diverse display of more than 1,000 artifacts examines the region's contributions to both eastern and western civilizations through culture and technology from the Palaeolithic Age to AD 1900.
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