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John Borovilos- Investing in a Legacy of Learning

John Borovilos- Investing in a Legacy of Learning

John Borovilos conducts around 50 Museum tours each year. When John Borovilos talks about the ROM’s collections, his enthusiasm is palpable. A ROM Member since the 1980s, he recalls visiting the ROM as a child and being astounded by the height of the Museum’s Nisga’a mortuary totem pole,

Investment of a Lifetime

Investment of a Lifetime

Philanthropy is at heart of every great institution and the Royal Ontario Museum is no exception. We often hear the stories of incredible philanthropists whose significant contributions have had a transformative impact on the Museum, but transformative gifts happen in many ways. Did you know that

Going Above and Beyond with a Gift of Life Insurance

Going Above and Beyond with a Gift of Life Insurance

Magid Girgis is a certified financial planner specializing in gift planning. We all have passions that fill our lives. Be it the arts, health care, education, poverty or the environment. We all have that internal need to give back to institutions that drive our passions. Many donate annual gifts

Gwen Harvey: An Advocate for World Cultures

Like many moms in Toronto, Gwen Harvey brought her children to the ROM to see the dinosaurs and experience the bat cave. But she also brought them to the Museum so they could learn about different cultures from a young age. “I wanted my children to have an understanding and appreciation for other

Gwen Harvey, championne des cultures du monde

Gwen Harvey, championne des cultures du monde

Comme tant de mères de famille torontoises, Gwen Harvey a visité le ROM avec ses enfants afin de leur montrer les dinosaures et la Grotte des chauves-souris. Mais elle les a aussi initiés aux différentes cultures exposées au Musée dès leur plus jeune âge. « Je voulais qu’ils comprennent

Enhancing Education and Learning for the Future

Enhancing Education and Learning for the Future

Nancy Main. Photo courtesy of the ROM. Nancy Main was a visionary and a true pioneer in arts and education in Canada. She was the founding principal of the Etobicoke School for the Arts and the first female Vice-Principal appointed in the Board of Education for the City of Etobicoke.  Always

Rehausser l'éducation et l'acquisition de nouvelles connaissances pour notre avenir à tous

Rehausser l'éducation et l'acquisition de nouvelles connaissances pour notre avenir à tous

Nancy Main. Photo gracieuseté du ROM. Nancy Main était une visionnaire et une véritable pionnière dans le domaine des arts et de l'instruction publique au Canada. Elle a été la directrice fondatrice de la Etobicoke School for the Arts et la première femme vice-principale nommée au

Estate Spotlight: A Fashionable Legacy

Estate Spotlight: A Fashionable Legacy

As a biographer, Marian Fowler wrote volumes about people whose impact lasted well beyond their lifetimes. Now, through an estate gift to the ROM, she has established her own powerful legacy that will endure far into the future. Marian was born in Toronto in 1929. After graduating from Trinity

Currelly Conversations: Conserving for the Future

Currelly Conversations: Conserving for the Future

When Maryann Weston first moved to Toronto from London, England, no one warned her about the extreme weather—the hot, humid summers and the icy, cold winters. Fortunately, it wasn’t a complete culture shock. As a Londoner, she was used to great museums and galleries like the British Museum and

An Enriching Relationship

An Enriching Relationship

In the Canadian multicultural mosaic, Jayshree Khimasia sees ROM as a vital institution. The Museum has brought her closer to her own South Asian identity and nourished her lifelong passion for textiles and global fashion. And that’s why she has chosen to entrust part of her legacy to the