Architecture in Film
Date: Oct 6
7:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Special Film Festival
October 2 – 7 marks NL Architecture Week. Join us along with the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Architects for two evenings of Architecture in Film at The Rooms.
THE TRUMAN SHOW
Director – Peter Weir/ Writer – Andrew Niccol
Producers Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, USA 1998
The Truman Show features Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who grew up living an ordinary life that –unbeknownst to him – takes place on a large set populated by actors for a television show about him.
The Truman show has been analyzed as an exploration of simulated reality, existentialism surveillance, religion, meta-philosophy, privacy, and reality television, and described as a genre-blending that features elements of dystopian fiction, metafiction, psychological drama, romantic comedy, satire, and social science fiction. The majority of filming took place at Seaside, Florida, a master-planned community located in the Florida Panhandle.
It is this last notion as why there is such an architectural connection. Current Single-use Zoning Codes throughout North America and particularly in St. John’s create unimaginative and unsustainable sprawl. The planners for Seaside Florida were Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, famous for their ground breaking and lifelong work or New Urbanism. They provide the method and means to design new communities based on 19th century Town-Making Principles. We can do the same or better in St. John’s.
Charles Henley will be on hand to introduce the film and to offer a short Q&A following the film.
This is a free event, but seating is limited so please reserve your free ticket by clicking "Buy Tickets" or by calling 757-8090.
Events & Programs
Join us for a delightful morning at The Rooms! Bring your little ones to our enchanting Harbour View Room for unguided playtime surrounded by an array of toys and books tailored for infants and toddlers aged 0 to 4.
No prior registration is necessary; simply pay your admission at The Rooms front desk and drop in anytime between 10:30 am and 12:00 pm! Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that caregivers must accompany their children throughout the session. While our program room can accommodate up to 20 adults with their little ones, if it reaches capacity, we kindly ask caregivers to momentarily step back to make room for others to join in the fun.
The Playdate is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms Members.
With support from Thomas and Susan (Kent) Foran Family Foundation.
Join us to celebrate Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador!
Check out the Archaeology Education table; put on your thinking caps to draw some cool things that archaeologists might find during an excavation!
All materials are provided. No ticket or registration is required.
Happening from 2 – 4 pm – join flint knapping expert Tim Rast in the atrium on Level 3, as he demonstrates how to create tools from stone.
To celebrate International Archaeology Day, please join renowned flint knapping expert Tim Rast as he demonstrates how to create tools from stone. Learn how much skill is required to work with materials like stone, bone, and antlers.
Tim is responsible for many of the stone and wood tool replicas used around our province in museums and educational displays.
This is a drop-in program. No ticket is required.
Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou
In this exhibition, find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.