estone ▁rem ar ried , ▁to ▁Barbara ▁Mc M ah on . ▁Barbara ▁Fir estone ▁spe ar head ed ▁two ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁Collection ▁to ▁Western ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Heritage ▁Foundation ▁decided ▁the ▁Collection , ▁now ▁number ing ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁works ▁of ▁art , ▁needed ▁a ▁new ▁home ▁as ▁Fir estone ▁was ▁moving ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁at ▁Min to ▁Place ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁reasons . ▁He ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁maintain ▁the ▁collection ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁give ▁t ours , ▁so ▁he ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁home ▁over looking ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁River , ▁giving ▁him ▁a ▁Group ▁of ▁Seven ▁view . ▁A ▁joint ▁bid ▁was ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁incorpor ated ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁to ▁ac quire ▁the ▁" F ir estone ▁Art ▁Collection ," ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁known . ▁[ 2 ] ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁bid , ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁obtained ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁nation ally ▁important ▁Collection ▁by ▁prom ising ▁new ▁spaces ▁dedicated ▁to ▁its ▁maintenance ▁and ▁display ▁within ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery .[ 2 ] ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁marked ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁exhibition ▁Tre asures ▁from ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁Art ▁Collection ▁at ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁both ▁O . J . ▁and ▁I so bel ▁Fir estone , ▁Gl enn ▁Mc In nes ▁the ▁first ▁chair