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History How to Make Stone Tools Through a series of hands-on exercises, students learn how Ontario's First Peoples made tools such as hunting points, chopping tools and scrapers. Other exercises include: hafting or fastening points to sticks, and examining the technique of percussion

Travelling Starlab

Discover the Wonders of the Universe in the Royal Ontario Museum's Travelling Starlab! The Royal Ontario Museum proudly presents the Travelling Starlab, an exciting way of teaching people about the universe, in a unique learning environment. This program is both inter-disciplinary and

Just for Kids

Membership is your ticket to unlimited family fun! Kids can enjoy fun galleries with hands-on displays, interactive exhibits and millions of treasures from around the world. With new exhibitions opening all the time, there’s always something new to see! Plus families can enjoy free kids

Discounts for Members

Activities & Events Members save up to 10% on a wide selection of programs, lectures, and special events. Plus, Members are welcome to attend free ROM programs at the Museum: Face to Face - A new monthly series of free walks/talks exclusively for Members. Curators and ROM experts

Reciprocal Listings

ROM Members enjoy special reciprocal benefits to select cultural, arts and educational institutions. Free General Admission to Canadian Museums All ROM Members are entitled to free general admission to the following Canadian museums and art galleries: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

ROM Leadership

The Royal Ontario Museum owes its existence to the efforts of many people. The founders, including Sir Byron Edmund Walker and Dr. Charles Trick Currelly, began with a vision for a provincial museum in Toronto. Over the years, the careful planning of numerous employees and volunteers has expanded

Shopping

Level 1 Entrance Free Shop to your heart’s content at our flagship ROM Museum Store in the heart of the Bloor-Yorkville retail district! Find unique gifts for that special someone or take home a memento of your visit at ROM Museum Store, where you’ll find a wide selection of special

Conservation

"None of the dead can rise up and answer our questions. But from all they have left behind, their imperishables or slowly dissolving gear, we may perhaps hear voices which are now only able to whisper when everything else has become silent...” Bjorn Kurten. Finnish Palaeontologist To

Acquisitions & Loans

The Registration section works in collaboration with the curatorial departments for all object transactions including acquisitions, loans and Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board grant and certification applications. We draft and negotiate copyright agreements for acquisitions and loans,

Policies

The following policies, developed by the Department of Museum Volunteers (DMV) and approved by its Board of Directors, set out our principles of governance, vision, mission, objectives and values. In addition, they define the expectations of membership, administrative practice and communications,