Member Events & Exchange Weekends
Member Evening

Date

Thursday, Feb 6, 2025 18:30

Registration Date

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 10:00

Admission

Member: Free Caregiver: Free

Audience

Adults
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Exclusively for Members.

Please join us on Thursday, February 6, 2025, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm for an exciting evening exclusively for our valued Members! You can explore captivating exhibitions, visit the galleries after hours, and delve into the fascinating research conducted by our dedicated team. Bring a guest along to enjoy live music, delicious food stations and drinks from our cash bar. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow Members, immerse yourself in art, culture, and nature, and have a fun night out.

See Current Exhibitions

Black and white archival image showing train tracks in the foreground leading into the distance towards the entrance to the Auschwitz camp.
Exhibition

Auschwitz.
Not long ago. Not far away.

An unprecedented exhibition that examines the history and legacy of Auschwitz. Created by Nazi Germany, the most significant site of the Holocaust, Auschwitz, was not a single entity. It gradually became a system of camps that combined two functions: a concentration camp and a killing centre in which some 1 million Jews — and tens of thousands of others, including Poles, Romani people, and Soviet POWs — were detained and murdered in a systematic and industrialized fashion. This powerful exhibition, which arrives in Toronto just ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on
A manatee and a calf adrift underwater among eelgrass.
Exhibition

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024

Annually, photographers spanning ages and abilities submit tens of thousands of images to the international Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. This winter, ROM is thrilled to once again host the renowned exhibition. Organized by London's prestigious Natural History Museum, UK, this fan-favourite showcases the very best in nature photography from around the globe. Experience our world in vivid detail, beholding extraordinary species through unimagined perspectives. Each photograph, exquisitely backlit, unveils unparalleled quality and depth. Through the lens, viewers become privy to
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Exhibition

Nature in Brilliant Colour

Marvel at the power of colour in the natural world. Anywhere you look in nature, colour holds meaning. From the fiery reds of warning to the soothing blues of calm waters, Nature in Brilliant Colour will take you on a kaleidoscopic journey through the vibrant hues of our planet. Awaken your senses, and have your perception forever altered, as you make your way through a series of spaces, each dedicated to a colour of the rainbow. Through over 200 specimens, photo-worthy projections, and shifting soundscapes, this exhibition promises to be a transformative experience that will deepen

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Learn about the recently acquired artworks by Heidi McKenzie that function in critical dialogue with each other about the history of Indian indentured labour in the Caribbean.  

Hear about newly identified artwork by Panchal Mansaram in the Global South Asia collection that reveals him to be an innovative Xerox artist.

Find out more about Friends of South Asia and how to get involved.

Learn about real gems and minerals that showcase the beauty and wonder of our planet in Earth’s Treasures Gallery.

Discover the early days of the ROM Burgess Shale expeditions and learn about some stunning discoveries and research breakthroughs by ROM scientists.

Enjoy a video montage of historical footage and artistic reconstructions narrated by Jean-Bernard Caron in the spectacular immersive theatre in the Dawn of Life Gallery at 7:00 pm, 7:45 pm, and 8:30 pm.

See a special selection of fossils not on display and discover samples of Burgess Shale iconography in popular culture.

Meet real dinosaur fossils not on display.

See colourful bird specimens from ROM’s collections and learn how birds see more colours than humans and get a sense of what they see with the aid of a computer and UV camera. 

Hear what we have to learn from the diminutive rodents to the majestic whales, how they communicate, and why it is important we know. 

Learn what Rabbitfish, Surgeonfish, Cardinalfish, and Clownfish have in common and reef fish identification using fishes from ROM’s collections. 

Member Conversation Corner

Get to know other ROM Members with insightful questions on culture, nature, and life in general. Groups of 30 will meet for 20-minute sessions in the Temporary European Exhibition Gallery. 

Sessions: 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 8:00 pm, and 8:30 pm.

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Activities & Tours

Enjoy a mini ROM Trivia Tour that combines gameshow-style fun with ROM’s most iconic objects. Tours start at 7 pm, 7:25 pm, 7:50 pm, 8:15 pm, and 8:40 pm just inside the Greek and Roman Gallery entrance. 

Get hands-on with nature and explore a fascinating collection of specimens from ROM's vaults. 

Relax with adult colouring and enter a contest, for a chance to win a prize. 

Play a fun game of Trivia—ROM Style and show off your knowledge of art, culture, and nature as our quiz master fires off questions about Canada's most visited museum. 

Discover native reptiles with Reptilia at ROM! Learn, explore, and enjoy hands-on fun. 

Explore ROM's most iconic treasures with a mini tour. Tours start at 7 pm, 7:25 pm, 7:50 pm, 8:15 pm, and 8:40 pm inside the European Gallery entrance. 

Treat Yourself

Enjoy a one-night-only special 30% discount at ROM Boutique and the temporary Nature in Brilliant Colour Boutique. 

A store display wall showing assorted items including t-shirts, stuffies, homewares, and sculptures.

Enjoy a Bite to Eat or a Drink

Grab a meal at one of our paid food stalls, enjoy wine, beer, cider, non-alcoholic cocktails, and non-alcoholic beer, or grab complimentary chips, popcorn, or soft drinks from the bar. *

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Rules & Guidelines

* 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. 

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.