Exclusive after-hours access to galleries, movies,midnight snacks and PJ dance parties
Have you ever wondered what really goes on after dark in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)? Now’s your chance to find out with ROM Sleepovers! Get VIP after-hours access to Museum galleries, dig for bones and touch real fossils with ROM experts, gobble up a midnight snack, belt out your favourite tunes at a karaoke PJ party and much more. The first two monthly ROM Sleepovers take place Friday, November 7 and Friday, December 5, beginning at 5 pm.
“We’re creating a truly magical night for our participants,” said Julian Kingston, ROM Director of Education & Programs. “I think it’s every kid’s dream to spend a whole night in the Museum and we are pleased to create this family-friendly adventure to fascinate a new generation with the wonders of natural history and world cultures.”
ROM Sleepovers are geared to children aged five years and older. Groups of any size may register for a Sleepover so long as they meet the supervision ratio of one adult (aged 19+) to five children. Sleepovers include Museum admission for the evening of the event as well as the following day. The special introductory cost for both adults and children is $75, members $67.50. For more information call 416.586.5797 or visit www.rom.on.ca/romsleepovers.php. Space is limited and granted on a first come, first served basis.
ROM Sleepovers Sample Agenda:
EVENING PROGRAM
5:00 - 7:45 pm
Check-in and place your belongings in a locker for storage until it’s time for bed!
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Explore all the ROM galleries and exhibitions, including the Patrick and Barbara Keenan Family Gallery of Hands-on Biodiversity and the CIBC Discovery Gallery with costumes, touchable artifacts and a kids-size tipi to explore.
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Watch a great film and listen to an orientation on all the night’s fun to come.
9:30 pm
The ROM closes to the general public. Time for your VIP Museum access to begin!
10:00 - 11:59 pm
Create your own dino crafts to take home. Dig for bones and touch real fossils and with ROM experts. Explore the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs and Gallery of the Age of Mammals.
11:00 pm - 1:00 am
Munch a midnight snack in Food Studio restaurant.
11:00 - 11:59 pm
Star in you very own “ROM Idol” with a karaoke PJ party!
Midnight
Bedtime. Dream about mummies and meteorites guarded by a suit of armour in the ROM’s Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery or by a dinosaur in Canada Court.
MORNING PROGRAM
6:45 - 7:00 am
Rise and shine.
7:00 - 8:00 am
Pack up your sleeping gear for storage in lockers.
7:00 - 9:00 am
Eat a continental breakfast in Food Studio restaurant.
7:30 - 10:00 am
Take a last chance to explore the Temerty Dinosaur Galleries and hands-on galleries, crafts and activities before the Museum opens.
9:00 - 10:00 am
Wander through the ROM Museum Store, open exclusively for ROM Sleepover participants.
10:00 am
The ROM re-opens, another day to visit all the galleries and exhibits you missed yesterday!