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A Man with a (Retirement) Plan
An afternoon exploring a favourite gallery, a long lunch at the café, a stroll through Philosopher’s Walk – these are some of the things Swee Goh and his late wife, Lilian, enjoyed most about ROM. Upon retiring to Toronto, they lived across the street from the Museum and decided to get to know
Theodora Ferrant
Meet YPC Member Theodora Ferrant What is your occupation? Just started working as Awards Writer at Klick, Inc. at the beginning of September, but my occupation is passing judgment on things I cannot create and writing without desire for publication. What was the last book you read? The Art of the
Amer Bhatti
Meet YPC Member Amer Bhatti What is your occupation? I am an inside sales representative at Microsoft Canada, in the enterprise business group. What was the last book you read? The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what
Jessica Provencher
Meet YPC Member Jessica Provencher What is your occupation? I am part of the convention team with PDAC, which is the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Our Association puts on an annual convention and trade show, which is regarded as the premier international event for the mineral
Collector’s Items
When Ali Adil Khan and his wife Shehla emigrated from Pakistan over 30 years ago, Canadian art provided a way to connect to their new home. Ali Adil began collecting artworks depicting the Canadian wilderness – slowly at first and on a shoestring budget, eventually progressing to larger
Meet an Extraordinary ROM Supporter
Meet Jean Read, Honorary Trustee, RPC Member and Chair of the Currelly Society Executive Jean’s first involvement with the Royal Ontario Museum began around 1994 when, as a human resources professional, she was invited to join the Board of Trustees Human Resources and Labour Relations
Weaving Her Magic
A self-proclaimed “museum person,” Flavia Redelmeier has been a steadfast supporter of the Royal Ontario Museum for most of the Museum’s history. As a young girl in the 1930s and 1940s, an interest in bird watching and the natural world led Flavia and her brother to join the Junior Field
Gwen Harvey: An Advocate for World Cultures
Like many moms in Toronto, Gwen Harvey brought her children to the ROM to see the dinosaurs and experience the bat cave. But she also brought them to the Museum so they could learn about different cultures from a young age. “I wanted my children to have an understanding and appreciation for other
Joseph Tanenbaum: 1932-2022
The ROM community is deeply saddened by the death of Joseph Tanenbaum, our dear friend, one of Canada’s leading and most civic-minded philanthropists. Joey served ROM with inspiring commitment and passion over three decades, as an engaged volunteer and superb donor supporting the growth and
Celebrating Hatch's Outstanding Philanthropy
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), McMaster University and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre proudly congratulate Hatch, a global engineering and professional services firm, as the 2015 recipient of Outstanding Corporation Award at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Philanthropy Awards.