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Soft Rains #6: Suburban Horror (Part 1)

A tiny diorama, created by artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, presents an unsettling suburban scene for visitors to explore. Conceived as a miniature film set inspired by David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986), one of Toronto International Film Festival's (TIFF) Essential 100 Films, live

El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africa

The Institute for Contemporary Culture at the ROM hosts the world premiere of El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa , an extraordinary opportunity to see a new selection of work, spanning the entire career of this internationally renowned artist. The exhibition includes over 60

Edward Burtynsky: Oil

The ROM's Institute for Contemporary Culture is pleased to host an examination of one of the most important subjects of our time, by one of the most respected and recognized contemporary photographers in the World. Edward Burtynsky: Oil features fifty-three beautiful and provocative

Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s

A stunning array of vintage Bollywood cinema showcards and other forms of film advertising has been assembled for the first time in Canada. Using a combination of photo collage and hand painting, local artisans used their imagination to create dynamic interpretations of scenes from Bollywood

A Sarah Hall Stained Glass Tour

ROMbus is pleased to announce a new trip with internationally famous stained glass artist Sarah Hall, visiting new venues around Toronto. The trip will include a lecture about her studio in Germany, with Sarah explaining the various techniques involved in modern stained glass work. As usual, trip

Diamond + Schmitt Architects Tour

An architectural tour is planned with our own Corey Keeble’s introduction to their work which includes the Mariinsky Theatre, the jewel in the crown of Jack Diamond. We will visit the Corus building and the Ryerson Image Centre, viewing their latest exhibit. A major tour stop will be the

Stratford: Fiddler on the Roof

Don’t miss this opportunity to visit Stratford in the fall to see the popular Fiddler on the Roof at the Festival Theatre. Starring Kate Hennnig and Scott Wentworth, this is an affection ately humorous musical, depicting life in a Jewish village in Tsarist Russia. A pre show, “behind the

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Sebastião Salgado on GENESIS

World renowned photojournalist Sebastião Salgado in a rare appearance comes to the ROM to discuss GENESIS , a photographic essay eight years in the making. Genesis is about our planet earth, nature and its beauty, and what remains of it today despite the manifold destruction caused by human

DNA reveals possible presence of Sasquatch in Northern Ontario

ROM Biodiversity geneticists have identified primate DNA that can not be linked to any living or extinct animal within the ROM, or any other natural history museum's, collections. The fragment was found during a Black Bear study in Northern Ontario over the weekend. Biologists place hair