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Explore history in this heritage community, full of incredible homes dating back to the 1850s, many preserved through restoration, renovation, and community pride.
This walk is provided in English and French.
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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.
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm - Meet at York Mills Subway Station, South Exit (Old York Mills Rd Exit)
Travel with us to unique agricultural region that is now an important source of Ontario’s fresh produce. We learn about the productive agricultural land now contained in this incredible ecosystem, and the unique farming community that works it.
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Exclusively for Members. Registration is Required.
Saturday, October 5, 11:30 am
Join us for a 45-minute Museum Highlights tour, specially crafted for new Members. This captivating tour brings our most iconic objects to life. You’ll enjoy highlights of arts, culture, and nature—throughout the world and throughout time.
![Saitō Kiyoshi, Japanese, 1907–1997, Two Cats, designed 1954, printed 1955, The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Gift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2015 Saitō Kiyoshi, Japanese, 1907–1997, Two Cats, designed 1954, printed 1955, The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Gift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2015](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_thumbnail/public/event/thumbnail/image-653x369_0.jpg?itok=CeLRAwzM)
Whether lurking in corners or demanding center stage, cats are everywhere in Japanese art. They invite good fortune, illustrate a traditional story, or provide evidence of an unseen world of magic and supernatural happenings.
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Workshop is for an Adult Audience. This workshop is for participants ages 18+.
With artist and illustrator Tina J. Seemann as your guide, experience Wild Cats through your sketchbook in an engaging half-day drawing workshop. Featuring an in-class introduction to the anatomy of cats, Seemann presents basic and more advanced drawing techniques that will help you capture cats on the page. Working from the skeleton out, practice your drawing skills using unique and dynamic specimens held in the Museum’s collections and galleries.
![Contemporary patchwork stitching. Photo courtesy Arounna Khounnoraj. Contemporary patchwork stitching. Photo courtesy Arounna Khounnoraj.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_thumbnail/public/event/thumbnail/307_-_copy.jpg?itok=jJHM1EiM)
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Worskhop is for an Adult Audience. This workshop is for participants ages 18+.
Unleash the possibilities of contemporary patchwork with fresh surface design techniques from Arounna Khounnoraj, well-known textile artist and co-owner of Bookhou. Designed for beginners with little to no basic sewing skills, this fun workshop teaches participants hand-sewing techniques and patchwork design possibilities that inspire sustainability and spark creativity.
Riverdale’s history includes Indigenous settlements, brickmakers, jailbreakers, medical facilities, a park, and even a Russian royal. Explore the area’s evolution, reflecting the changing city.
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Exclusively for Members. Registration is Required.
Wednesday, October 9, 11:30 am
Join us for a 45-minute Museum Highlights tour, specially crafted for new Members. This captivating tour brings our most iconic objects to life. You’ll enjoy highlights of arts, culture, and nature—throughout the world and throughout time.
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Are you ready for a ROM adventure? Join our friends at Urban Capers Scavenger Hunts to explore the museum in a whole new way!