ROM for the Holidays Turns the Museum into a Fun-Filled Animal Kingdom

TORONTO, December 10, 2018—Discover the wonders of nature at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) with a playful line-up of family-friendly programming during ROM for the Holidays. From Wednesday, December 26, 2018 to Sunday, January 6, 2019, the ROM presents live entertainment, hands-on activities, and interactive experiences inspired by the feature exhibitions Spiders: Fear & Fascination, Zuul: Life of an Armoured Dinosaur, and Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

ROM for the Holidays program highlights include:

• The last chance to explore the hunting, burrowing, and weaving world of Spiders: Fear & Fascination, including live venom milking and show-and-tell sessions with ROM Spider Wranglers.
• Get up close to wildlife with Hands On Exotics, a Toronto-based animal shelter specializing in the rescue, care, and conservation of exotic animals.
• Learn the wildest moves nature has to offer with contemporary dance company SaMel Tanz – from the waggle dance of the honey bee to the elaborate display of the peacock spider.
• Participate in Cretaceous Community Art, a giant, interactive mural inspired by the 75-million-year-old world of the incredible armoured dinosaur Zuul.
• Discover ocean life and the underwater world of coral reefs with ROM experts.
• Snap a selfie in the ROM Snowglobe, designed by award-winning ice carvers at Iceculture.
• Face-painting, arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, and more!

ROM for the Holidays extended hours of operation are as follows:

*Note: The ROM is closed on December 25, 2018

Give the gift of the ROM to family and friends with a ROM Membership. Members enjoy free, unlimited access to galleries and feature exhibitions, plus exclusive previews, tours, lectures, and discounts.  

ROM for the Holidays programming is included with General Admission. Feature exhibitions are specially ticketed. For up-to-date information and hours, visit www.rom.on.ca.

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Founded in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum showcases art, culture and nature from around the world and across the ages. Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum is home to a world-class collection of 13 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. As the country’s preeminent field research institute and an international leader in new discoveries, the ROM plays a vital role in advancing our understanding of the artistic, cultural and natural world. Combining its original heritage architecture with the contemporary Daniel Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the ROM serves as a national landmark, and a dynamic cultural destination in the heart of Toronto for all to enjoy.