The Rooms

This article is about the art gallery and museum. For the place, see The Rooms, Newfoundland and Labrador. For other uses, see Room (disambiguation) and The Room (disambiguation).
The Rooms
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EstablishedJune 29, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-06-29)
Location9 Bonaventure Avenue
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1C 5P9
Coordinates47°33′58.45″N 52°42′42.62″W / 47.5662361°N 52.7118389°W / 47.5662361; -52.7118389
TypeArt Gallery, the Provincial Archives and the Provincial Museum.
Visitors87,083 (2017)[1]
Websitewww.therooms.ca
Official nameFort Townshend National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1951

The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened on June 29, 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

The facility was constructed on a hill overlooking the port city, at a historic location once occupied by Fort Townshend.

  1. ^ "A message from the Chiar of the Board of Directors" (PDF). The Rooms Annual Report 2016–2017. Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation. 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-24.