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Celebrating the ROM's Centennial in Style
Currelly Society members gathered for a traditional afternoon tea in celebration of the ROM’s Centennial on April 3, 2014. More than 100 guests—many wearing vintage hats and gorgeous gloves—enjoyed fine teas, gourmet sweets and savoury bites. Against the backdrop of a beautiful palm court,
ROM Entomologist Leaves An Intellectual Legacy
Glenn and Carol Wiggins’ estate furthers research in perpetuity From a young age, Glenn Wiggins (1927–2013) was fascinated by “the little things that run the world.”* His love of insects led to a distinguished career as ROM curator of entomology and decades of global fieldwork on
A Lifelong Passion for ROM
Doug Gibson has loved the ROM since childhood. Some of his earliest memories are of going to the Museum with his mother in the early 1950s, which sparked a lifelong fascination with natural history. “Back then, they had a crystal cave in the geology gallery,” he recalls. “When you looked into
Celebrating ROM Supporters
The ROM warmly welcomed close to 400 guests for its Chairs’ Reception on May 9, 2018. This annual event celebrates the ROM family of supporters and volunteers whose generosity enables world-class exhibitions, curatorial research and public programs for the community. Attendees enjoyed a private
Dan Mishra fait un don historique de 5 millions de dollars au ROM
Le don de 5 millions de dollars de Dan Mishra est sans précédent dans l’histoire de la galerie de l’Asie du Sud du Musée. Versée en 2017, année du 150 e anniversaire du Canada, cette somme est un éloquent témoignage de la reconnaissance du philanthrope à l’endroit de sa patrie
Célébrer le centenaire du ROM en grande pompe
Les membres de la Société Currelly se sont réunis le 3 avril 2014 pour célébrer le centenaire du ROM lors d’un traditionnel thé d’après-midi. Une centaine d’invités – dont plusieurs portant des chapeaux d’époque et des gants d’apparat – ont dégusté du thé, des desserts
RSA Insurance Partners with the ROM to Present Mesopotamia
Leading home, auto and business insurer RSA Insurance is partnering with the ROM to present Mesopotamia: Inventing Our World— the ROM’s summer blockbuster. This stunning exhibition showcases more than 170 priceless objects from the celebrated holdings of the British Museum, most of which have
ROM Celebration 2024
Celebrating Volunteerism and Philanthropy On June 5, 2024, ROM warmly welcomed almost 400 guests for its annual ROM Celebration event. Now in its 27th year, this beloved tradition celebrates the many dedicated supporters and volunteers whose generosity enables extraordinary exhibitions, curatorial
Igniting Children's Potential at the ROM
Celebrating Our School Visits Bursary Partners Established in 2005, the School Visits Bursary Program expands opportunities for more students to ignite their potential at the Museum. To date, the program has enabled more than 154,000 student visits—including 19,649 visits for the 2015–16
Donors Endow ROM Curatorship of North American Archaeology
From left: Gino Vettoretto, Isabel Alves-Vettoretto and Christian Vettoretto One ROM curator can touch thousands of lives through the collections they develop, the exhibitions they curate, the students they mentor, the courses they teach, and through their own path-changing research and