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Quatre milliards d’années d’émerveillement!

Bienvenue comme Membre du ROM qui vous donne un accès prioritaire au Musée ! Cette page présente les nombreux avantages d’une adhésion, allant des avant-premières offertes en exclusivité pour les expositions  à venir jusqu’à des rabais pour les activités de la programmation les plus

Toward Greater Inclusion and Equity at ROM

ROM Indigenous Outreach and Learning Coordinator J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth explores the worldviews of living Indigenous cultures with a group of high school students. Read the ROM’s statement following the discovery of remains at former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Committing to the work.

Election 2024: Membership-Elected Trustee Candidates

Dr. Doug Gibson Doug Gibson is a retired family physician and a long-term donor to ROM and has been an enthusiastic volunteer with the Department of Museum Volunteers for the last thirteen years. As a physician who cared for 4,000 patients over forty years, he was keen on innovation, information

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

Wildlife Photography: Behind the Camera

Wildlife Photography: Behind the Camera

Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication students Aisha Parkhill-Goyette and Jeff Dickie Imagine you are deep in the jungle of Sri Lanka. You find yourself blinded by the pouring rain, knee deep in a rushing river, desperately trying not to fall in. Lightning strikes only meters

Zuul, Destroyer of Shins

Meet Zuul crurivastator, a new armoured dinosaur! Zuul ’s skeleton is one of the most complete ever found for an ankylosaur, and has an amazingly preserved spiky tail and tail club. Meet Zuul Scientific Name: Zuul crurivastator Pronunciation: ZOOL (like ‘school’) CRER-eh-vass-TATE-or Name

A Man with a (Retirement) Plan

A Man with a (Retirement) Plan

An afternoon exploring a favourite gallery, a long lunch at the café, a stroll through Philosopher’s Walk – these are some of the things Swee Goh and his late wife, Lilian, enjoyed most about ROM. Upon retiring to Toronto, they lived across the street from the Museum and decided to get to know

An Artful Legacy

An Artful Legacy

Strong, passionate, and principled. These are some of the words Jessica Peatling uses to describe her late grandmother, Vera Kircheis.   More than a beloved matriarch, Vera was a dispenser of wisdom who shared many practical life lessons with her children, grandchildren, and even

The Art of Creating a Legacy

The Art of Creating a Legacy

As a DMV member for over 35 years, Josephine Breyfogle was always willing to take on new challenges—challenges to help advance the Museum’s mission and impact in the community. Thanks to a thoughtful gift in her estate, she will continue to do that for many years to come. Before she passed away

Toronto at the Turn of the (Last) Century

Toronto at the Turn of the (Last) Century

The City of Toronto was officially incorporated in 1834 and the second half of the 19th century was a period of great growth in the city. The population grew through railway and steamer links, which facilitated the arrival of immigrants at the port or the new Union Station building. The harbour was