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Notre histoire

À l’aube du XX e siècle, plusieurs Torontois souhaitent doter la ville d’un musée d’envergure internationale. Ils usent de leur influence pour convaincre le gouvernement de l’Ontario et l’Université de Toronto de subventionner le futur musée. Le Musée royal de l’Ontario est créé

Mesopotamia: The First Reviews Are In

Mesopotamia: The First Reviews Are In

Our newest feature exhibition, Mesopotamia: Inventing Our World, opened just a few days ago and already, broadcast, digital and print media are buzzing with critical acclaim. Likewise, the newly opened Catastrophe! Ten Years Later, documenting the looting of Iraq's museums and archaeological

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

Maps & Tours

Museum Tours Tours are offered to the public by trained volunteer Docents and many are free with museum admission. We offer general Museum tours, specific gallery tours, tours of special exhibitions and tours in French. Climate History, Climate Hope Tours Explore the history of climate change

OpenROM

Canada’s Leading Museum, Reimagined. Introducing OpenROM: a landmark initiative that will dramatically open the Museum even more to the public, creating greater access, and a thriving cultural and civic hub in the heart of the city. OpenROM includes a sweeping architectural transformation of the

Sebastian Kvist: Leech Hunter

Sebastian Kvist: Leech Hunter

Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication student Sally McIntyre Sebastian Kvist: The Face of ROM Invertebrates Who is Sebastian Kvist?  When most people think about the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), they think of dinosaurs or mummies. However, it is the invertebrates that live on the ocean

Michael Lee-Chin

On April 2, 2003, the ROM announced a gift of $30 million towards the Renaissance ROM project, from Michael Lee-Chin—a man little known outside of business circles. This astonishing gift inaugurated the public fundraising campaign for Renaissance ROM. Lee-Chin was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica in

Joey and Toby Tanenbaum

Joey and Toby Tanenbaum have contributed greatly to Toronto, from hospital facilities to performing-arts organizations to the Royal Ontario Museum. Joey Tanenbaum’s grandfather, Abraham, arrived in Toronto in 1911. He started as a peddler of scrap metal with only $8.00 to his name. Nevertheless

Game Jam 2014- A Revolutionary Success

Game Jam 2014- A Revolutionary Success

The 2014 ROM Game Jam, "The Evolution Revolution" took place over the weekend of August 8-10 and was a huge success. Teams of gaming enthusiasts, programmers, musicians, and visual artists worked together to produce more than twenty fantastic game concepts, all inspired and informed by

A new social media direction

A new social media direction

A New Direction Starting today, we are making some changes that will enhance and deepen the ROM’s already strong social presence with our communities. In today’s rapidly changing digital landscape, our strategy is to align our priorities so that we stay in step with our communities’ needs and