Member Evening

Exclusively for Members. Registration Begins August 29.

Please join us on Thursday, October 3 between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 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 ROM experts in the Wild Cats exhibition.
• Enjoy a special, one-night-only 30% discount at ROM Boutique and temporary Wild Cats 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 9:00 pm or while stocks last. Ticket sales close at 8:45 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 and see real specimens.
• Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth’s Treasures
  • Critical Minerals are the essential building blocks needed to realize a clean energy future. Canada, Ontario, and governments around the world have created priority lists of these critical minerals to help build things from electric cars to hydroelectric plants, cell phones, and computer screens. From Aluminum to Zinc, you will see these metals in mineral form and learn what all your favourite techs are made from. (Bonus: some of them are gorgeous!). 
  • A bar is located in this gallery.
• Dawn of Life Gallery
  • Speak with a ROM expert about new research.
• Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity
  • Speak with ROM experts:
    • Hear about Vampire bats and ROM's Bats of Ontario collection. See real specimens.
    • Fall is for colourful trees and falling leaves! But every tree is different! Learn why and explore all our trees with a ROM author of the ROM Field Guide to Trees of Ontario
    • Hear about a new and well-curated donated collection of over 12,000 insect specimens.
    • You will have the unique opportunity to see and touch shark specimens that are ordinarily accessible only to scientists, as well as meet with staff of the Fish Division and learn about the cutting-edge research ROM is conducting on the scope, origins, and interactions of life on Earth. From a baby whale shark to the specialized jaws of a cookie-cutter shark, to bioluminescent sharks that produce their own light in the deep ocean.
    • Play a fun game of Fact or Fiction

Level 3:

• Quilts: Made in Canada
  • Join a mini-tour and learn about these beautiful quilts.
  • 7 pm, 7:25 pm, 7:50 pm, 8:15 pm, 8:40 pm
• Haunted ROM
  • Join a mini-tour and discover the haunted history of the Museum.
  • 7 pm, 7:25 pm, 7:50 pm, 8:15 pm, 8:40 pm
• European Gallery
  • Touch real specimens
  • Relax with adult colouring and enter a contest, for a chance to win a prize.
  • Play a fun game of ROM trivia. Show off your knowledge of art, culture, and nature as our quiz master fires off questions about Canada's most visited museum.
  • Speak with experts from Canadian Blood Services and Wildlife Preservation Canada.

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.