Member Evening

Exclusively for Members. Registration is Required.

Please join us on Tuesday, July 9 between 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for an exclusive Member Evening. Members and Patrons are invited to bring a guest and enjoy after-hours access to galleries and special exhibitions.

Enjoy select galleries on Levels 1, 2, and 3, and our new exhibitions Earth: An Immersive Journey, Wild Cats, and Quilts: Made in Canada.

What to Expect:

Level 1:

• Visit Earth: An Immersive Journey and embrace the wonders of nature.
• Speak with a ROM expert in the Wild Cats exhibition.
• ROM Boutique
  • Enjoy a special one-night-only 30% discount at ROM Boutique.
• Enjoy live music performed by The Nat Beja Trio.
• Cash Food Stations*
• Cash bar*
  • Ontario VQA Wines, Beer, Cider, RTD Non-alcoholic Cocktails, and Non-alcoholic beer are available for purchase.
  • Soft drinks are free.
  • Complimentary chips and popcorn are available at the bars.

* Food and Cash bars close at 8:30 pm or while stocks last. Ticket sales close at 8:15 pm. $10 per food item. $10 per drink ticket. Credit/Debit only.

Level 2:

• James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs
  • Speak with a ROM expert about the work done in the dinosaur lab to prepare dinosaur fossils for display.
• Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth’s Treasures
  • Play a fun game of Fact or Fiction
  • A bar is located in this gallery.
• Dawn of Life Gallery
  • Learn about a well-preserved new fossil species from the half-a-billion-year-old Burgess Shale.
  • Meet the oldest swimming jellyfish in the fossil record. Burgessomedusa is one of the 505-million-year-old fossil specimens discovered at the Burgess Shale fossil locality, located within Yoho and Kootenay National Parks of Canada in British Columbia. This exceptionally preserved 505-million-year-old swimming jellyfish from the Burgess Shale highlights the diversity of life in the Cambrian Period ecosystem. 
• Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity
  • Speak with ROM experts:
    • Hear about the Bats of Ontario and see real specimens.
    • Learn about the ‘lost’ Lichens, a scientifically important and beautiful old collection.
    • Touch a shark, a stingray, a catfish covered in teeth, and more.

Level 3:

• Quilts: Made in Canada
  • Join a mini-tour and learn about these beautiful quilts.
  • Tours are 15 minutes long and will start at 7 pm, 7:20 pm, 7:40 pm, 8 pm, and 8:20 pm.  But feel free to join in on a tour at any time.
• European Gallery
  • Touch real specimens.
  • Relax with adult colouring and enter a contest, for a chance to win a prize.
  • From 6:30 to 8:30 pm, play a fun whirlwind game of trivia - ROM Style. Show off your knowledge of art, culture, and nature as our quiz master fires off questions about Canada's most visited museum.

Photography Disclaimer
Attendees of the Member Evening may be photographed or filmed during the event. Please be advised by attending this event, guests grant ROM and its authorized representatives the right to use and publish any photographs or images of their likeliness.