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Iconic: Tagish Lake Meteorite

Iconic: Tagish Lake Meteorite

The ultimate deep-space time capsule, this small black rock plummeted from space carrying organic material dating back 4.5 billion years. Much of the meteorite remains frozen in the Royal Ontario Museum's vaults for research, but a sizable piece, on display in the Teck Suite of Galleries:

Service Disruptions

In order to provide a safe and accessible environment, the ROM is committed to letting visitors know about services and features that are available to them. In the event of a service disruption at the ROM, we will immediately address the issue by: Notifying visitors through the Museum website.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Tip Sheet

What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)? At its most basic, MCS is a sensitivity to many types of chemicals, which causes physical reactions in multiple organ systems. Sensitivities often occur to diverse chemicals such as perfumes, gasoline, and cleaning products. MCS is also often known as

Community Access Partners

  The ROM works with 100 community partners to deliver inclusive museum experiences to a diverse range of communities across Ontario. While the ROM has listed each partner under a specific category on this page, please note that most of our partners work with communities with intersectional

Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art

Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art

Religious murals survive the march of time.   The Paradise of Maitreya, the magnificent mural that dominates this gallery, adorned the wall of a Chinese Buddhist monastery that no longer exists. It was created more than seven centuries ago during the Yuan dynasty, when Khubilai Khan ruled and the

Gallery of the Bronze Age Aegean

Gallery of the Bronze Age Aegean

The rise and fall of three mighty civilizations. Long before the Classical Age the prehistoric Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations flourished in Greece and the Aegean. This was before the age of written history, but these cultures inspired the myths and legends of Greece – tales of the

Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of Byzantium

Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of Byzantium

When Istanbul was Constantinople.  The dedication of Constantinople (now Istanbul) by the Emperor Constantine I in AD 330 began a new phase in the history of the Roman Empire. Power gradually shifted towards the eastern Mediterranean, and a new empire emerged. The people of this empire thought of

Reed Gallery of the Age of Mammals

Reed Gallery of the Age of Mammals

The rise of mammals following the great extinction of dinosaurs. After the extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago, other animals continued to develop and flourish. This was a time when Earth's continents continued to separate into their present-day positions and predecessors of

Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity

Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity

Life is Diverse. Life is Interconnected. Life is at Risk.  The Schad Gallery is our space to explore and display life on planet earth: life in the recent past, now and in the future.  Our extensive natural history collections – from “Bull” the Southern White Rhino to our live coral reef –

Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture

Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture

Collection Update The First Peoples Gallery opened in 2005 with input from Indigenous advisors. Since then, additional cultural specialists worked with the museum to update sections of the gallery. We are grateful to those who forged paths for more accurate representation of First Peoples. Over the