Daphne Cockwell Gallery of Canada: First Peoples
Level 1
The gallery explores themes ranging from 19th-century notions that Native cultures were vanishing from North America to professional museum collecting and the development of contemporary First Peoples’ art.
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Image: Chief Sitting Bull's headdress, shirt and other personal artifacts. |
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Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada
Level 1
This gallery showcases the country’s best collection of early Canadiana. The loft-like, open design allows visitors to move freely around the space. Symbols, emblems and images of Canada are displayed, and issues of Canadian "identities" are explored.
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Image: The Death of General Wolfe (oil on canvas), Benjamin West, 1776 with studio assistants, retouched 1806. |
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Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art
Level 1
One of the ROM’s most inspiring spaces, this gallery boasts three of the world’s best-preserved temple wall paintings from the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1271 - 1368) and large, wooden sculptures depicting bodhisattvas (Buddhas-to-be).
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Image: Homage to the Highest Power (west), (coloured pigments, clay, plaster), AD 1271 - 1368. |
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Matthews Family Court of Chinese Sculpture
Level 1
Walk among impressive sculptures of stone, bronze, iron, ceramic and wood in this gallery exploring the stylistic development of Buddhist sculptures, deities in Chinese religion, and the development of Judaism, Islam and Christianity in China.
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Image: Seated Arhat (or Luohan) Figure (glazed earthenware), 11th century AD. |
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Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China
Level 1
Delve into one of the world’s most important Chinese collections in this new gallery. Admire 2,500 objects spanning 7,000 years of Chinese history, ranging from painted Prehistoric ceramic jars to 18th century AD furniture.
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Image: Female polo-player figure (lead-glaze, earthenware), AD 695 - 714. |
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ROM Gallery of Chinese Architecture
Level 1
See North America’s first gallery devoted to Chinese architecture and the largest collection of Chinese architectural artifacts outside of China, including the spectacular Ming Tomb complex and an ornate reconstruction of a 17th century Chinese Imperial Palace building from Beijing’s Forbidden City.
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Image: Tile cap for corner beam (glazed earthenware), AD 1736 - 1796. |
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Gallery of Korea
Level 1
Experience the rich history and culture of Korea through a fine selection of ceramics, decorative arts, paintings, Buddhist art, and wood and lacquer furniture, dating from the 3rd to the 20th century AD.
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Image: Ceramic cup (celadon glazed stoneware), 13th century AD. |
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Prince Takamado Gallery of Japan
Level 1
The gallery draws from the ROM's outstanding collection of Japanese ceramics, religious sculpture, tea ceremony objects, prints, paintings, lacquers and armour. The Museum holds the largest collection of Japanese art in Canada.
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Image: Tea bowl (earthenware, orangish-red slip), late 18th to 19th century AD. |
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New Suite of Galleries
Gladiators, Emperors and conquests are just the beginning. Four new galleries of Rome, Nubia and Byzantium bring ancient empires to life.
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Eaton Gallery of Rome
Level 3
Over 500 artifacts invite visitors to explore aspects of daily Roman life, the contrasting tastes throughout the vast Empire and the Roman influence on diverse local cultures. The Bratty Exhibit of Etruria features highly complex works in terrcotta, bronze and gold showcasing the lasting legacy of the Etruscan society.
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Image: Emperor Lucius Verus (marble bust), Imperial Rome, AD 165-170 |
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Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of Rome and the Near East
Level 3
Priceless architectural pieces including mosaics and an extremely rare ciborium provide the framework for a gallery of treasures telling visitors the stories of Roman expansion into lands further east and south, including the great cities of Antioch, Caesarea and Petra.
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Image: Figurine Fragment, (earthenware), Petra, Jordan |
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Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of Byzantium
Level 3
Trace the cultural riches and artistic traditions after the dedication of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in our new gallery highlighting this iconic period in the history of the Mediterranean world.
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Image: floor mosaic (detail), (limestone), Byzantine, AD 300-350 |
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Galleries of Africa: Nubia
Level 3
The first urban, literary societies in Africa south of the Sahara belonged to Nubians and their writing system was the second oldest in Africa. Our new gallery allows visitors to explore an extraordinary ancient legacy that stretched from Aswqan in Egypt to Khartoum in Sudan through the lens of both ancient artifacts and ongoing current ROM archaeological research.
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Image: Ornamental Vessel, (clay), Late Christian period, Gebel Adda, Nubia, AD 1100-1400
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A.G. Leventis Foundation Gallery of Ancient Cyprus
Level 3
The gallery showcases approximately 300 objects from the ROM’s extensive collection of Cypriot artifacts, focusing on the art created from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period (c. 2200 - 30 BC).
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Image: Fragment of a man carrying an oxhide-shaped copper ingot, c. 1200 BC. |
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Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific
Level 3
Discover the arts and culture of Africa, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. This gallery contains artifacts from a wide ranging region of the globe, including the continents of Africa, South America, Australia as well as the regions of Central America and Oceana.
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Image: Yoruba Epa mask (wood, paint), Nigeria, early 20th century AD.
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Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery
Level 3
Experience the beauty and diversity of the South Asian sub-continent. Over 5,000 years of history is revealed through our beautiful collection of religious objects and sculpture, decorative arts, arms and armour, miniature paintings and textiles.
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Image: Figure of Shiva "Nataraja", South India, 12th century AD. |
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Wirth Gallery of the Middle East
Level 3
Trace the remarkable rise of the technology and civilizations of the Middle East, where agriculture was first practiced and the foundations of present-day religions established.
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Image: Female figurine (earthenware, paint), 4000 - 3000 BC. |
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Galleries of Africa: Egypt
Level 3
From agricultural tools and everyday eating utensils to magnificent jewellery, funerary furnishings and mummies, this gallery explores nearly 5,000 years (4000 BC - AD 400) of Egyptian cultural history.
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Image: Head and bust of a woman (granite), 50 - 30 BC. |
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Gallery of the Bronze Age Aegean
Level 3
Nearly 200 objects from the Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean and Geometric periods of Greece, dating from about 3000 to 700 BC, tell the captivating story of these ancient civilizations.
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Image: Larnax (painted terracotta), c. 1300 - 1200 BC. Acquisition made possible by the generosity of the Louise Hawley Slone Charitable Trust. |
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Gallery of Greece
Level 3
Marble sculptures, beautiful terracotta figurines, vases, coins, and jewellery tell the story of Greek creativity throughout the Archaic (700 - 500 BC), Classical (500 - 323 BC), and early Hellenistic periods (323 - 31 BC).
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Image: Krater column with Dionysus (wheel-thrown ceramic), c. 460 BC. |
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Samuel European Galleries
Level 3
These galleries feature decorative arts of western and central Europe from the Middle Ages to the present day. Special collections on display include Judaica, Art Deco and the perennial favourite—arms and armour.
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Image: Medieval armour, Greenwich, England, AD 1551 - 1558. |
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Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume
Level 4
Discover the highlights of our diverse international collection of costume and textiles, including Chinese imperial court garments, early Islamic textiles, Western fashion from the 18th century to the present, and early Canadian textiles.
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Image: Man's civil uniform coat (wool), Italy. |
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