Current Exhibitions

Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World

Until January 3, 2010
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century - the earliest record of biblical patriarchs and prophets know to Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008

Until January 3, 2010
Presented by the Bay
Institute for Contemporary Culture
A star-studded array of almost 150 iconic photographs, Vanity Fair Portraits explores a glamorous photographic history of portraiture featuring such legends as Madonna, Tom Cruise, Bette Davis, Ernest Hemingway, Louis Armstrong and Cary Grant and works by master photographers including Edward Steichen and Annie Leibovitz.
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Canadian Content: Portraits by Nigel Dickson

Until March 21, 2010
Discover Nigel Dickson, an international award-winning photographer with work published in numerous celebrated magazines. Presented by the Institute for Contemporary Culture, Canadian Content: Portraits by Nigel Dickson brings a remarkable selection of arresting, insightful and witty photographs of famous Canadians.
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Joshua Neustein: Margins

Contemporary art unraveling the Dead Sea Scrolls
Until January 17, 2010
Concurrent with Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World, Margins is a newly commissioned contemporary artwork by artist Joshua Neustein that explores themes and ideas suggested by the scrolls. This installation shapes a dialogue with the Scrolls' historical, religious and cultural traditions.
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Hamra Abbas: Read

Until January 17, 2010
The ICC presents another contemporary artist's response to the Dead Sea Scrolls, to provide a multi-faith perspective on their continued resonance today. In Read, rising young artist Hamra Abbas has created a dramatic hanging sculpture with imbedded speakers playing sounds of Pakistani children reciting lessons in a madrassah (an Islamic religious school).
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East Asian Paintings & Prints: Recent Acquisitions
Until July 4, 2010

See over 40 never-before-seen historical and contemporary artworks from Korea, China and Japan acquired by the ROM in the past 12 years through carefully considered gifts and purchases.
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Coffee & Smokes in Medieval Yemen

Until July 2010
From the 9th to 17th centuries, the people of Zabid—a city at the south end of the Arabian Peninsula—enjoyed an upscale urban life. Inspired by the research of ROM archaeologist Ed Keall, Coffee & Smokes in Medieval Yemen offers a glimpse into the luxurious pastimes of life in medieval Zabid.
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Wedgwood: Artistry and Innovation

Until August 29, 2010
Classic design and changing styles are featured in this beautiful exhibition of nearly 100 of the finest Wedgwood wares in Canada.
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Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008

Canadian Content: Portraits by Nigel Dickson

Joshua Neustein: Margins

Hamra Abbas: Read