 Diary at the exhibition, Royal Ontario Museum | |
| Type | Museum exhibition |
|---|---|
| Theme | Winnie-the-Pooh |
Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic was an exhibition on the history of theWinnie-the-Pooh books.
The exhibit includes pages fromA. A. Milne andE. H. Shepard's works, a diary fromHarry Colebourn, as well as Pooh merchandise. The exhibition has recreations of Christopher Robin's bed and other settings from theWinnie-the-Pooh books.[1]
The tour started at theVictoria and Albert Museum inLondon and finish at theRoyal Ontario Museum inToronto, Canada.[2]
In Toronto, the exhibit was originally planned to run from 7 March 2020 to 3 August 2020[3][4] but was forced to down after 7 days due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5] It was located inside the Roloff Beny Gallery within the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.[6] The exhibit reopened on September 1, 2020, with a planned closure of January 17, 2021.[7] It was forced to close again on November 22, 2020, after 83 days.[8]
| Opening Date | Closing Date | Duration (days) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 December 2017 | 8 April 2018 | 120 | London | United Kingdom | Victoria and Albert Museum[9] |
| 3 June 2018 | 2 September 2018 | 79 | Atlanta | United States | High Museum of Art[10] |
| 22 September 2018 | 6 January 2019 | 106 | Boston | United States | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston[11] |
| 19 February 2019 | 14 April 2019 | 54 | Tokyo | Japan | Bunkamura Museum of Art[12] |
| 22 August 2019 | 5 January 2020 | 136 | Seoul | South Korea | Korean Soma Museum[13] |
| 7 March 2020 | 13 March 2020 3 August 2020(planned) | 7 150(planned) | Toronto | Canada | Royal Ontario Museum[14] |
| 1 September 2020 | 22 November 2020 17 January 2020(planned) | 83 139(planned) |
