Current Exhibitions
Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World
Until April 9, 2012
Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall, Level B2
A Mighty Civilization. A Mysterious People. A Mythical Past.
This groundbreaking exhibition features 250 artifacts that take you on a remarkable journey through the ancient world of the Maya.
A collaboration between the ROM, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History and the Canadian Museum of Civilization, this exhibition explores the entire world of the Maya, from the rule of Maya kings and queens to the lives of everyday people. As well, we explore the mysteries surrounding the puzzling collapse of the classical Maya civilization.
This exhibition includes a special discussion of the Maya calendar and reveals the truth behind the '2012 end of days' legend.
The Kingston Prize: Canada's National Portrait Competition
Until January 29,2012
Special Exhibitions Gallery, Level 3
The exhibition of the thirty finalists in The Kingston Prize 2011, Canada's Portrait Competition, will show contemporary paintings and drawings of Canadians made by Canadian artists. The winner of the Kingston Prize, presented by the W. Garfield Weston Foundation, will be announced at the beginning of the exhibition. The competition is organized by the Kingston Arts Council, and the exhibition presented in cooperation with the Institute for Contemporary Culture.
The Art of Collecting
Until September 3, 2012
Samuel European Galleries, Level 3
The Art of Collecting brings together over 100 examples of the finest in European and American decorative arts, donated to or acquired by the ROM’s European Department over the last 15 years. Visitors will feel like connoisseurs as they peruse porcelain from the Sèvres factory, furniture by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, silver by Puiforcat, glassware by René Lalique and much more.
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Who’s Drawing the Lines: The Journey of Judith Snow
Until July 1, 2012
Judith Snow is an internationally recognized author and lecturer, and a world leader on inclusiveness issues for people labeled disabled. Having lived a lifetime with quadriplegia, Judith uses painting and writing to encompass her own range of human capacities. The exhibit challenges audiences to confront their perceptions of disability while it illustrates Judith's journey to being an artist and social innovator. Visitors will be inspired by her outlook, and experience "all that is in [her] heart" through her art.
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Embellished Reality: Indian Painted Photographs
Until March 2012
This exhibition brings together 60 works from the ROM's collection that have been acquired in the last decade yet have never before been on display. They represent a distinctive aspect of South Asian visual culture, combining the practice of painting with the technique of photography.
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Sitting Still: Faces of Childhood
Until spring 2012
An unsentimental look at sentimental portraits from the ROM's 19th century Canadian collection. Look closely at the individual portraits and sense the subtle play between child and artist, parent and child and sisters and brothers.
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Riotous Colour, Daring Patterns: Fashions + Textiles 18th to 21st Centuries
Until April 2012
120 textiles and fashions from around the world, drawn from the ROM's extensive collections, including pieces by design icons John Galliano for Christian Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Dinosaur Eggs & Babies: Remarkable Fossils from South Africa
Until May 2012
The ROM offers a rare opportunity to see real dinosaur eggs and babies!
The 190 million year old fossils provide invaluable information on the reproduction and growth of dinosaurs, and reveal in amazing detail the story of how an early dinosaur grew up, from a tiny egg to a 20-foot-long adult
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Jane Ash Poitras: New Acquisitions of Contemporary First Nations Art
Ongoing
See four paintings recently acquired by the ROM by one of Canada’s preeminent artists.
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Art of Collecting
Who's Drawing the Lines: The Journey of Judith Snow
Embellished Reality: Indian Painted Photographs
Sitting Still: Faces of Childhood
Riotous Colour, Daring Patterns: Fashions + Textiles 18th to 21st Centuries
Dinosaur Eggs & Babies: Remarkable Fossils from South Africa
Jane Ash Poitras: New Acquisitions of Contemporary First Nations Art
