TORONTO, December 8, 2016 – A CHIHULY-inspired ROM for the Holidays kicks off on December 26, 2016 and runs to January 8, 2017, with extended hours of programming and operation. Visitors will be swept up into a winter wonderland of glowing lights, festive traditions and gallery activations. Highlights include:
- Last chance to visit the spectacular CHIHULY exhibition
- Experience this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, featuring 100 striking wildlife and landscape images
- Catch the creative and curious inflatable sculptures from Balloon Artist “Jungle Jack”
- Explore how fire and ice shape our natural world with touchable objects from our collections—from volcanic glass to a polar bear skull!
- See incredible “glass” fossils of creatures that lived in the seas long before the dinosaurs, and learn how they reveal their prehistoric secrets
- Sail into the icy heart of a historical mystery: what happened to HMS Erebus in the cold Arctic waters?
- Relax at the ROM Early Learner’s Lounge - a quiet space for families to play and rest
- Indulge in the exclusive Rotunda Coffee Bar, located in the ROM’s historic Queen’s Park Rotunda
- Challenge family and friends with video games inspired by the ROM’s collections
- Jam with Sonshine and Broccoli’s interactive and fun-filled musical shows for all ages
- Decorate a holiday tree with origami creations, creatures, and crystals
ROM for the Holidays hours of operation:
| Date | Hours | Program Times |
|---|---|---|
| December 26 to December 30, 2016 | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | 10:30 am to 6:30 pm |
| December 31, 2016 | 10:00 am to 5:30 pm | 10:30 am to 5:00 pm |
| January 1 to January 7, 2017 | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | 10:30 am to 6:30 pm |
| January 8, 2017 | 10:00 am to 5:30 pm | 10:30 am to 5:00 pm |
* The ROM will be closed on December 25, 2016
For last minute gift ideas, treat friends and family to a ROM Membership and discover unlimited free access to the ROM’s galleries and special exhibitions. Plus, exclusive previews, advanced bookings, discounts and more. Visit rom.on.ca/membership.
For information and tickets, visit rom.on.ca/holidays.
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Opened in 1914, the ROM’s collections comprise over six million objects and specimens and its galleries showcase art, culture, and nature. Among the world’s most renowned museums, the ROM is Canada’s largest with the dual mandate of natural history and world cultures. The Renaissance ROM expansion project (2007) retrieved the best of the Museum’s beautiful historic architecture while also merging its iconic heritage building with the Studio Daniel Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. The ROM is the country’s largest field research institution and a world leader in areas encompassing biodiversity, palaeontology, and earth sciences to archaeology, ethnology, and visual culture—originating new information towards a global understanding of historical and modern change in the natural and cultural worlds. For tickets and 24-hour information in English and French, visit www.rom.on.ca or call 416.586.8000. For Membership enquiries, please call 416.586.5700
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