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Holiday Gift Guide 2018
Shop the ROM this holiday season! ROM Members get double the discount! 20% off regularly priced merchandise* at the ROM Boutique and the Exhibition Boutique when you show your Membership card. |
Mother's Day Gift Guide
From Gift Memberships to gems, jewellery and more - treat the amazing women in your life with a museum inspired gift this Mother’s Day.
Holiday Gift Ideas
Ornaments, unique jewellery, holiday apparel and more! The ROM Boutiques have you covered this holiday season.
At the Heart of the Museum: Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery Floor Restoration
If floors could talk – from the thousands of visitors who walk through Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery each day, to the long list of programs, installations and events that have taken place in this space, it is truly one of the city’s greatest rooms and the heart of the Royal Ontario Museum.
Nail Art: Then and Now
Women have grown, groomed and decorated their fingernails for over 5000 years – From the women of Ancient Egypt to the nail salon industry that flourished during the 80s and 90s, nail trends have had authority over beauty regimes across regions and eras. By the late 20th century manicured fingernails would become a sign of the leisure class among many different cultures. Grooming your fingernails parallels the act of using cosmetics, it exhibits self-expression and character.
[REVIEW] The Making of The Forbidden City Exhibition: Member Lecture
The Royal Ontario Museum treated its Members to a private lecture on The Making of The Forbidden City. Hosted in the Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, over 200 ROM Members were in attendance. Dr. Chen Shen and David Hollands – two of the many masterminds behind our current blockbuster exhibition, spent the morning walking Members though the complex and in depth process of curating an exhibition of this magnitude and exquisite nature.
ROM Ideas: Ancient Cultures
Explore civilizations of the past with ROM Ancient Cultures, featured this Sunday, May 4th at ROM Ideas. Here’s a sneak peak of what you’ll hear at ROM Ideas.
ROM Ideas: Contemporary Culture
On May 3rd, the Center of Contemporary Culture will join the Museum in unpacking their research initiatives. Check out this sneak peak of what you’ll hear at ROM Ideas
ROM Ideas: Fossils & Evolution
Join ROM Fossils & Evolution this Sunday May 4th as they unearth their discoveries, and highlight the treasures within our collections. Here’s a sneak peak of what you’ll hear at ROM Ideas.
ROM Ideas: Biodiversity
This free two-day event (May 3rd & 4th) highlights the latest global discoveries and ongoing research within each of our eight Centres of Discovery, delivered in TED x-style 12-15 minute talks. Check out this sneak peak from the Center of Biodiversity.
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