This gallery in Toronto is hidden in the forest. In Canada, a vast country with 45% of the land covered by forests, there are 46 unique national parks. Picturesque, mountains, clear lakes... The vast natural talent is the "most" Canada! The same is true of the artwork here. Today I would like to recommend to everyone an art museum hidden in the forest on the outskirts of Toronto. Robert and Signe McMichael, who love art in the background, have a common dream: to build an art museum to showcase Canadian art. The couple founded a photo sales company in the 1950s, winning the first barrel of gold, and they bought a holiday home in the Humber Valley, where they acquired the "Seven Paintings" and several works by other Canadian artists. As the collection grew, the forest huts began to expand. In 1965, the McMichaels and his wife gave the beautiful land and forest huts and paintings to the Ontario government. The following year, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, which features Canadian art, was officially opened. 👨🎨 Who is the seven-person painting? In 1913, several like-minded Canadian painters, although most of them were influenced by European impressionists, but they soon found that the soft brush, color and light and shadow replacement, can not fully show the wildness and coldness of Canada's nature, so they formed a group, On May 7, 1920, the exhibition was held at the Toronto Art Museum in the name of "Seven Painting School". The seven-person painting school was not only seven people, but a total of 10 people were in and out, and it was kept at 7 people. 🌲 The green plants in the building are refreshing, and the forest wooden houses made of stones and wood are natural and everything around them. Into the interior, the wood ceiling and stone walls are extended from the outside to the interior; Large floor-to-ceiling windows, the sun and tree shadows are unreserved... Every window is full of mottled eyes and birds, I really want to sit by the window all day, just feel the transformation of light and shadow. 🎨 At present, the art gallery consists of 13 galleries covering an area of about 8,000 square meters, with a total of more than 6,000 pieces, from seven-person paintings to ethnic art of the Inuit (Eskimos), and then to contemporary Canadian art; The most not to miss is the work of seven-person painting Tom Thomson, noting that his exhibition hall is prohibited from taking pictures. 🍴 Other areas of the McMichael Museum of Art also include artist's creation room, report hall, temporary exhibition hall, gift department, etc. It is worth mentioning that the restaurant dishes in the museum are simple, but the cooking is extremely delicious. We ordered macaroni and salad, they were delicious and the price/performance ratio was not bad! Tips:Address:10365 Islington Avenue Kleinburg ON L0J 1C0,Canada