Carolyn Slon

Carolyn Slon, YPC Member

Carolyn Slon, YPC Member since 2011
NEW YPC Committee Member

What is your occupation? Lawyer

What was the last book you read? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, play by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan!

If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be? This is tough because I love opera and there are so many beautiful arias to choose from but my favorite is Nessun Dorma from the opera Turandot by Puccini.

Where is your favourite place in the world? My favorite place in the world is Bali. That island has everything, amazing people, history, culture, beaches and scuba diving.

Why did you join YPC? I'm not originally from Toronto so I thought it would be a great way to meet other young professionals in Toronto who have a passion for museums, natural history, culture and art.

What do you like best about being a Young Patron of the ROM? Definitely the access behind the scenes to meet the curators and researchers to learn about all their work and to see the fascinating items in the ROM's vaults!

Describe the ROM in one word. Fascinating!

Tell us one of your favourite ROM memories. One of my favorite ROM memories was having the chance to view the late Billy Jamieson's collection of tribal art and artifacts.

What do you love most about the ROM? I love that the ROM is engaged in research around the world and the ROM is able to share this research with the public through amazing exhibits, like the upcoming Blue Whale exhibit.

If you could have anything from the ROM’s collections, what would you choose? I would love to own a fossil of a trilobite. I've seen some pretty impressive ones in the ROM's vaults!