Member Evening

Exclusively for Members. Registration Begins August 29.

Please join us on Thursday, October 3 between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. for an exclusive Member Evening. Members and Patrons are invited to bring a guest and enjoy after-hours access to galleries and special exhibitions.

Enjoy select galleries on Levels 1, 2, and 3, and our new exhibitions Earth: An Immersive Journey, Wild Cats, and Quilts: Made in Canada.

What to Expect:

Level 1:

• Visit Earth: An Immersive Journey and embrace the wonders of nature.
• Speak with ROM experts in the Wild Cats exhibition and see real objects not on display.
• Enjoy a special, one-night-only 30% discount at ROM Boutique and temporary Wild Cats Boutique.
• Enjoy live music performed by The Nat Beja Jazz Trio.
• Cash Food Stations*
• Cash bar*
  • Ontario VQA Wines, Beer, Cider, RTD Non-alcoholic Cocktails, and Non-alcoholic beer are available, for purchase.
  • Soft drinks are free.
  • Complimentary chips and popcorn are available at the bars.

* Food and Cash bars close at 9:00 pm or while stocks last. Ticket sales close at 8:45 pm. $10 per food item. $10 per drink ticket. Credit/Debit only.

Level 2:

• Age of Dinosaurs Gallery
  • Speak with a ROM expert and see real specimens.
• Earth’s Treasures Gallery
  • Speak with ROM Experts and see critical minerals that are the essential building blocks needed to realize a clean energy future. Bonus: some of them are gorgeous!
  • A cash bar is located in this gallery.
• Dawn of Life Gallery
  • Speak with ROM experts about:
    • A new armoured worm and taco-shaped critter from the Burgess Shale.
    • New fossil seaweed.
    • 2024 fieldwork updates. Trilobite lovers beware!
• Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity
  • Speak with ROM experts:
    • Vampire bats and ROM's Bats of Ontario collection. See real specimens.
    • Fall is for colourful trees and falling leaves! But every tree is different. Learn why and explore all our trees with a ROM author of the ROM Field Guide to Trees of Ontario.
    • A new and well-curated collection of over 12,000 insect specimens.
    • A fun game of Fact or Fiction
    • Cutting-edge research. See real shark specimens, from a baby whale shark to the specialized jaws of a cookie-cutter shark, to bioluminescent sharks.

Level 3:

• Quilts: Made in Canada
  • Enjoy a mini-tour and learn about these beautiful quilts. Tours start at 7 pm, 7:25 pm, 7:50 pm, 8:15 pm, and 8:40 pm at the entrance to the exhibition.
• Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
  • View real objects and speak with ROM experts.
• Haunted ROM Tour
  • Enjoy a mini-tour and discover the history of the Museum.
  • Tours start at 7 pm, 7:25 pm, 7:50 pm, 8:15 pm, and 8:40 pm inside Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries.
• European Gallery
  • Touch real specimens
  • Relax with adult colouring and enter a contest, for a chance to win a prize.
  • Play a fun game of Trivia - ROM Style. Show off your knowledge of art, culture, and nature as our quiz master fires off questions about Canada's most visited museum.

Photography Disclaimer
Attendees of the Member Evening may be photographed or filmed during the event. Please be advised by attending this event, guests grant ROM and its authorized representatives the right to use and publish any photographs or images of their likeliness.