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Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures

To the ends of the earth…and beyond. Treasures from Earth and space unfold in a suite of galleries designed for exploration and discovery. Meteorites, rocks, precious minerals and gems contribute to one of the finest museum collections on display anywhere. In total, over 4.5 billion years of

Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume

Something BIG has come to the ROM. The newest ROM exhibition showcases objects that, in one way or another, are BIG: big in size, big in historical significance, big news, created by a big name (Alexander McQueen, Martin Margiela, Vivienne Tam, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent among them), or,

Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery

Where tradition and modernity meet. The history of South Asia spans more than 5,000 years, from an ancient civilization with a sophisticated visual culture and technology, to modern cities that are among the world's leading cosmopolitan centres. Though distinguished by diverse languages,

Wirth Gallery of the Middle East

The Cradle of Civilization. In an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet, ancient societies flourished and made enormous advances in culture and technology. These advances, in areas such as writing, mathematics, law, medicine and

Gallery of Chinese Architecture

The largest collection of Chinese architectural artifacts outside of China. China's iconic architectural style is as old as the civilization itself. Throughout, connections and oppositions between Yang-houses (architecture for the living) and Yin-houses (architecture for the dead) intertwine

Reed Gallery of the Age of Mammals

The rise of mammals following the great extinction of dinosaurs. After the extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago, other animals continued to develop and flourish. This was a time when Earth's continents continued to separate into their present-day positions and predecessors

CIBC Discovery Gallery

A dedicated kids' zone for learning fun. Bring your young ones and enter a world of activity and learning, all in a dedicated gallery that's safe and fun. Drawing on the ROM's collections and with trained facilitators close by, curious young minds journey through three themed and

James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs

When dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Stand in the shadow of mighty T. rex … or underneath Gordo, the enormous Barosaurus … or beside our famous hadrosaur Parasaurolophus . No matter what the first stop on your dinosaur journey will be, you'll enter a gallery showcasing one of the

Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, The Americas, and Asia-Pacific

Celebrating the diversity of humankind. Rich with historical and present-day symbols of heritage and identity, the gallery comes alive through objects representing spiritual and domestic life, ritual, ceremony and day-to-day activities of the indigenous peoples of Africa, the Americas, Oceania