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Artist Interview: Art and Culture in the Gulf

Artist Interview: Art and Culture in the Gulf

The ROM’s Ann Webb interviews Holtby lecturer, Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi In preparation for the upcoming Holtby Lecture on November 10th, the ROM’s Managing Director of Contemporary Culture Ann Webb asked Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi about her art foundation and its role in Sharjah. Ann Webb: You grew

The Sweet Life

The Sweet Life

  Celebrity Chef David Rocco shares what makes the ROM special to him...    Q: You travel a lot for your work. Do you get a chance to visit the ROM often?   A: My office overlooks the Museum, so I see it a lot. I also live close by, so the Museum has always been a part of our local

International Volunteer Managers Day: Meet Ann Macpherson

International Volunteer Managers Day: Meet Ann Macpherson

Behind every great team of volunteers is a Volunteer Manager who ensures that their team reaches their full potential. In honour of International Volunteer Managers Day this November 5 th, the ROM turns the spotlight on some of the staff who activate our many fun and exciting volunteer programs.

March Break Camp

March Break Camp

One of Toronto's most creative and diverse March Break day camps, we offer an exciting array of fun, activity-based programs inspired by our world-class Museum. Our huge variety of offerings ensures that you'll find a program to match your interest and abilities. ROM's fascinating

ROMKids PA Day Camp

ROMKids PA Day Camp

Looking for something to do with the kids on their school PA Days? Join us at ROM for a day at camp! Kids have special access to hands-on learning at the Museum. Register your kids ages 5 – 14 for a full day of ROM Camp.  This one-day version of our popular Summer Club program provides a full

The Making of Genesis: In Conversation with Sebastião Salgado

  From May 4 to September 4, 2013, as part of this year’s Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, the ROM will be home to the North American premiere of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado’s Genesis, an exhibition curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado. It is his third large-scale

The Tattoo Hunter

The Tattoo Hunter

Guest blog by Doug Wallace Anthropologist Lars Krutak has documented the tattoo traditions of Indigenous people all over the world, from the Amazon to the high Arctic. A noted tattoo specialist, Washington, D.C.-based Lars Krutak is a featured speaker at an upcoming instalment of ROM

Celebrating Chinese New Year: Dogs in Ancient China

  Ridge tile with a dog Moulded earthenware, glaze Ming-Qing Dynasty (17th-19th century) 921.1.232 The George Crofts Collection By Kara Ma February 16 th, 2018 marks the beginning of the Year of the Dog, the eleventh animal in the Chinese zodiac. In the traditional Chinese calendar, each year

Archaeology Weekend: Meet your Museum Heroes!

I can’t wait for Archaeology Weekend (April 14 – 15). It’s REALLY going to be special. BUT! Before we get there, let me tell you a story! One of the most vivid memories I have from my childhood experiences visiting the ROM involved interacting with actual professionals who brought the cool

Habitat the Game Update for #Bioblitz150

Habitat the Game Update for #Bioblitz150

The Rouge National Urban Park Bioblitz is coming up this weekend (June 24- 25, 2017), and to celebrate we're announcing a special, limited edition collectible location pin for  Habitat the Game players who visit the area around the  Rouge Valley Conservation Centre throughout the blitz,