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Call To Toronto Artists!

Are you a professional artist who is passionate about Toronto heritage and museums? Would you welcome the opportunity to showcase your art at the ROM? Well look no further! The ROM is excited to announce a recent partnership with the Toronto Arts Council! Together with select historic sites, the

Our next Google+ Hangout on Air: De-Extinction

Our next Google+ Hangout on Air: De-Extinction

Join us for our next Google+ Hangout on Air on September 24th at NOON. Topic: De-Extinction De-Extinction is a word that you don't hear very often but one that is circling within scientific communities, particularly those scientists interested in biodiversity conservation and genetics.  What

Une rente de bienfaisance

Les rentes viagères de bienfaisance rapportent! Nos donateurs plus âgés reçoivent ainsi régulièrement une somme à taux fixe, toute leur vie, après avoir fait au ROM un don en capital. La rente payée et le pourcentage non imposable de ce revenu dépendent de l’âge du donateur. Il est

La Journée de la Terre 2022

Profitez d’une journée d’activités en famille le samedi 23 avril. Gratuit avec un billet d’entrée au ROM. Programme des activités de la Journée de la Terre Samedi 23 avril, à moins d’indications contraires Défi nature urbaine : Découvrez la faune de Toronto et participez au

Exhibit A: Dior Dress

Exhibit A: Dior Dress

“In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.” — Christian Dior  Commissioned by the ROM,  Passage #5 was designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior Haute Couture. This dramatic coat-dress was inspired by fashion illustrator René

Voix autochtones

Voix autochtones

Suivez la populaire programmation de Voix autochtones (Indigenous Voices) du ROM proposant (en anglais) deux fois par mois des webinaires en direct. Conçus pour les élèves et les enseignants de la maternelle à la fin du secondaire, chaque épisode met en scène des éducateurs et éducatrices

History of Giving

Sir William Meredith, Chancellor, U of T; Sir Robert Falconer, President, U of T; Dr. James Brebner, Registrar, U of T.; Sir Edmund Walker, Chairman, Board of Governors (1912). (From left to right) Philanthropy has been at the heart of the ROM since its inception more than 100 years ago. Financial

Charles T. Currelly

Charles Trick Currelly, more than anyone else, created the art and archaeology collections of the ROM. Currelly was born at Exeter, Ontario in 1876. Although trained as a Methodist minister, following his graduation from the University of Toronto, he devoted himself to archaeological work, first in

Will the World Ever End?

Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager  A few weeks ago, Stephen Hawking’s advice to humankind—his gift to us on his 70 th birthday—was a very serious request that we must colonize other planets as soon as possible. Does he know something we don’t? He’s hoping, of course,

Virtual Collaboration: The whole story of ancient Roman amethyst gem

On August 30, 2012 I posted a blog on the rediscovery of a very striking and important ancient Roman amethyst gem engraved with the image of Victory writing on a shield, dating to about 50 BC to AD 25. I also mentioned that the gem was in the collection of Sir Francis Cook by 1903. The posting paid