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ROM Biodiversity

“Biodiversity” is the word for all types of life on earth and all the complex interactions among them. It is the interconnected web of living systems, ranging from microscopic life on a single leaf of a tree to the ecosystem of a rain forest to the ecology of an immense region to the entire

Beauty and Seduction: The Allure of Japanese Art in the West

Join ROM curators and outside experts as they reveal how ukiyo-e prints, ceramics and netsuke seduced the hearts and held an aesthetic grip over pioneer collectors and connoisseurs of Japanese art and their legacies today at the ROM. End the day with a tour of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japan.

2013 Earth Month Youth Forum

250 Voices, One Night Cost: $20 (Youth), $25 (Educator), ROM members receive a 10% discount Are you passionate about the environment? Want to connect with like-minded youth from across Ontario to have a positive environmental impact in your community? Earth Day Canada ’s EcoMentors and the

Adopt a Journal

library news/ new acquisitions ask a librarian adopt a journal research guides useful links Adopt-A-Journal Academic journals are vital to the research of the ROM collections; several of the journals the ROM Libraries hold are either

Iconic: Blue Lady

Artist, Navjot, speaks about the (Untitled) "Blue Lady", one of the Royal Ontario Museum's iconic treasures. A modern twist on conventional South Asian art, the larger than life sculpture represents a goddess of fertility, and is painted a brilliant blue, a traditional Hindu colour

A Fossil Paradise: The Discovery of the Burgess Shale by Charles D. Walcott

One hundred years ago a discovery was made that drastically changed our view of the history of life on Earth. The ROM presents A Fossil Paradise: The Discovery of the Burgess Shale by Charles D. Walcott explores the Burgess Shale’s early excavations, including vintage panoramic photos, site

Unbuilt Toronto: The City That Could Have Been

The Institute for Contemporary Culture, in partnership with the Toronto Society of Architects (TSA) presents Unbuilt Toronto: The City That Could Have Been . Juried images of unbuilt projects from practising architects and designers are juxtaposed against historical images of unrealized building

Shanghai Kaleidoscope

This unprecedented view of one of the world’s most dynamic cities examines Shanghai as a laboratory for 21st-century urban creation. Leading artists, architects and fashion designers provide an insider's view of the high-speed, high-density, high-rise culture that is rapidly emerging in

Shapeshifters, Time Travellers and Storytellers

Incorporating evocative objects from the Museum's collections, this thought-provoking exhibition presents eight contemporary Aboriginal artists whose works explore the ways in which past and present continue to merge and shape one another. This exhibition features eight striking

Charles Pachter's Canada (II)

The interiors of the ROM’s lobby are the canvas for Canadian artist Charles Pachter’s imaginative digital presentation. Pachter, described as a “Northern Warhol,” uses images of Canadian icons to create quirky, humourous and poignant multimedia installations. From the moose to the maple