As a special thank you for your continued membership support, we would like to offer all our current ROM Members an opportunity to bring in one guest for half the admission price until March 31, 2010 only. Offer is valid 7 days a week, including March Break. Members must accompany their guest.

Please present your membership card along with along with ID at the admissions desk to take advantage of this half price offer.

If your membership level already entitles you to ongoing guest privileges this special offer will allow you one additional guest at half price each time you visit until March 31, 2010. There is so much to see and do at the ROM so take advantage of this offer and visit often.

Programs run daily from 11 am to 4 pm
Visit the ROM this March Break and experience all the fun of Bat Month, plus even more family activities: see a Medieval Fair, a Samurai warrior and more!

Friday, March 19 - 7pm
Level 3
Join us for a talk with artist Hamra Abbas. Abbas created the work Read, a multi-media installation on display at the ROM until March 28.
Free with ROM Half-Price Friday Nights admission.

Glenn Gould, one of the world's most renowned classical musicians of the twentieth century, was also known as an eccentric genius. His sudden death at age fifty stunned the world, but his music and legacy continue to inspire.

Visitors with rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, or suspected meteorites can have them identified at these special id clinics, held six times a year. Now in their 13th year, these clinics are free to the public. Please be advised that we can't ID stone artifacts and NO appraisals will be done.

Black fish, Blue fish, Old fish, New fish - how many Ontario fish can you recognize?

People who read a lot of fiction know more about other people. Compared with those who don’t read much fiction, they have better empathy and understanding of social situations.

5th Annual ROM Medieval Symposium

This event not to be missed by people interested in medieval culture. Ten speakers will talk on various aspects of the Medieval world, including archaeology, history, culture and art.

Learn about echolocation with live bats! Demonstrations by Dr. Paul Faure, the principle investigator at the McMaster Bat Lab.

Experience the dark side of the ROM with PROM V: NOIR, a thrilling night of dark glamour and cinematic fantasy inspired by the ROM's captivating collection of winged creatures.

Come to the ROM to hear experts in the fields of natural history, world cultures, the environment, anthropology and archaeology who will share new discoveries, amazing artifacts and cutting edge science in a fascinating series of monthly lectures.

10:00 AM Coffee & Tea in Food Studio
11:00 AM Lecture in Eaton Theatre

Join us in the Earth Rangers Studio for Friday evenings filled with hands-on activities, curator's lectures and special guests discussing a range of biodiversity-related issues.

The 3.5 billion year history of the human body is contained in every organ, cell and tissue inside of us. The story of our body-why we look the way we do-is told through the fossils and the DNA of all our cousins in the living world, from other primates, to worms, even fish.

An exclusive event for Royal Patrons' Circle members and guests.

In the 50th anniversary year of her research into the behaviour of chimpanzees, world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall will reflect on the meaning of the past five decades, from the incredible insights her research has offered into our closest animal relatives, to the extraordinary change the world has seen since 1960, for people, for animals, and for the environment.

Open to YPC Members only, the Accidental Learning Series: Behind-the-Scenes events bring guests into the Louise Hawley Stone Curatorial Centre for a more in-depth look at ROM collections.

Join us for a light-hearted evening with Robert Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker, who will present a talk comparing how The New Yorker magazine deals with topical issues in its cartoons versus newspaper editorial cartoonists. After his presentation, Mankoff will be joined on stage by The Globe and Mail’s Margaret Wente for a discussion and Q&A.

Join filmmaker Rob Stewart for a special screening and exclusive discussion of his award-winning film, Sharkwater (2007, 89 minutes), winner of 34 international awards.

A cocktail reception fundraiser to honour departing ROM Director and CEO William Thorsell and his ten years of visionary leadership at the Museum.

Plants have always been an integral part of cultures around the world, determining the nature of their social structures and the focus of their activities, particularly as they relate to spiritual beliefs and ceremonies. The fascination with this elemental aspect of cultural foundations and evolution has inspired Jane Ash Poitras to study this phenomenon, participate in numerous ceremonies, and reflect that experience in her art and lectures.

Focus on the beauty of natural botanical forms as you refine your drawing skills. Develop your ability to see shapes, judge angles, draw in proportion, and represent form through tonal value.

One of Chinese brush painting's fundamental principles is to see the great in the small and the small in the perspective of the great. Four thousand years old, the brush techniques of this Chinese painting genre will teach and develop line drawing techniques, stylized expressions of shade and texture, dotting methods and much more.

Take an in-depth look at some of the ROM’s most popular galleries. Explore a different gallery each week and hear some of the interesting and inside stories about our collections.

Learn the basics in the art of swordsmanship with a medieval broadsword. Training includes footwork, posture and foundational guards.

China is the world’s oldest continuous civilization. Explore the history of this fascinating society and its dynamic first emperor who is still guarded today by his terracotta army. Gallery tours included.

To achieve the form of Chinese painting is only the beginning. To attain its essence is a joyful challenge. The ancient wisdom of the "Six Cannons" provides an excellent roadmap to appreciate the poetic beauty of Chinese painting.

Join an unforgettable workshop of inspiration, personal growth and lots of fun. You will receive a unique opportunity to look closely at your own creativity, develop ways to deepen your vision and find new paths or creative outlets for both your photography and your own life.

Using simple techniques in a relaxed, friendly environment, you can learn to draw images in any style with good old graphite. Especially recommended for those who want to draw but believe it will never happen.

We are currently living a Big Bang of astronomical knowledge. Find out the latest discoveries in the field, while exploring human kind’s age-old endeavours to know what we know about our universe.

Explore the eclectic arts and culture of South Asia using the ROM’s new South Asian collections. Learn about the arts produced during the Indus Valley, Medieval and Mughal periods. Discover the beauty, passion and timeless legacy of South Asian Art.

As vintage jewellery soars in popularity, we begin to wonder who designed these amazing pieces. Join Carole Tanenbaum as she investigates three of her favourite designers: Henry Schreiner (American), Coppola e Toppo (Italian design team for Pucci), and William Hobe (French but American based).

China has produced some of the world’s greatest philosophers and artists. This course explores how the thinkers and creators are linked. You will be introduced to the ROM’s amazing collection of Chinese art and artifacts. Illustrated lectures and discussions will be followed by guided gallery tours.

This introductory workshop will show you the basics of how to take great photographs. Discover your creativity and the wonders of digital imaging while learning how to use the camera from both technical and artistic aspects.

For thousands of years, Jerusalem has been a destination for travelers from all over the globe. Jerusalem laid the foundation for the development of monotheism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and remains impressive as one of the holiest cities in the world.

This introduction or refresher in the fundamentals of watercolour painting uses lectures, demonstrations, examples, critiques, and hands-on painting

Award-winning Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume examines the meaning of architecture and the stories buildings tell, intended or not.

With authors Douglas Coupland, Jane Urquhart, Nino Ricci and Andrew Cohen

Join bestselling authors Douglas Coupland, Jane Urquhart, Nino Ricci and Andrew Cohen in lively conversation moderated by John Ralston Saul, discussing their new biographies of Marshall McLuhan, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Pierre Trudeau and Lester B. Pearson.

Green Gastronomy, the ROM's sustainable food and wine dining program returns. ROM Chefs Ted Corrado and Joshna Maharaj celebrate local food and wine with guest chefs, farmers and beer and wine makers.

Dr. Michel Baud, the leading expert on the Old Kingdom Egypt and curator at the Musée du Louvre will present in this talk the fascinating results of his fieldwork at Abu Roash, Egypt.

The end of April is one of the best times to observe owls in their natural settings simply by exploring your surrounding neighbourhood. Join Mark Peck for an illustrated talk on prowling for owls in southern Ontario.

Award-winning Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume examines the meaning of architecture and the stories buildings tell, intended or not.

Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, evolved many centuries ago from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead.

Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, evolved many centuries ago from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead.

FMSS Members are invited to this special lecture held jointly with The Silver Society.

The collection of British silver in the Ashmolean Museum is one of the finest of its kind in the world. This has been greatly enriched by major acquisitions over the last twenty years and by a number of important loans of medieval silver from Oxford colleges. Timothy Schroder is the author of British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009).

Museum Dances: Ancient Inspiration, Contemporary Interpretation

Over two weekends in May, the CanAsian International Dance Festival takes over various spaces in the ROM. This unique festival presents world class dance that is inspired by Asian culture and aesthetics. Dancers, choreographers and musicians will respond to the artifacts and spaces of the Museum, presenting original dance performances for visitors of all ages.

Join four leading Palaeontologists as they review their recent work in this special all-day Dinosaur Symposium to mark the unveiling of Out of the Vaults: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies. Robert Reisz: South African Dinosaur Eggs, Scott Sampson: Dinosaur's of the Lost Continent, David Evans: Recent Field Discoveries, Phillip Currie: Feathered Dinosaurs.

David Thompson (1770-1857) is recognized as the most important surveyor of North America. His accomplishments included mapping the Saskatchewan River, the Great Lakes, the headwaters of the Mississippi, and the Columbia watershed. Thompson experts will discuss Thompson’s scientific achievements and his influence on Canadian culture.

What can a charitable trust of $45 million do when you are already a powerhouse depository of cultural artefacts and natural specimens? Discover the iconic and rare objects pursued by curators to enhance the ROM's collections through the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust.

Event for the 14th Annual CONTACT Photography Festival

How does photography inform and transform human behaviour? Given that our society is so visually oriented, explore the personal and social consequences of photography with the remarkably unique and important collection from the archives of the National Geographic Society.

Enjoy an evening of music, dance, architecture, art and decorative arts...and dessert! This intimate celebration of Henry Purcell’s music will include songs for voice and harpsichord from his famous collection Orpheus Britannicus (two original editions are owned by the ROM’s Library and Archives) as well as Baroque dances accompanied by selections from Purcell's theatre music, and selections from his instrumental chamber works.

Visitors with rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, or suspected meteorites can have them identified at these special id clinics, held six times a year. Now in their 13th year, these clinics are free to the public. Please be advised that we can't ID stone artifacts and NO appraisals will be done.

Mark Kingwell moderates top speakers as they explore the relationship between ecosystems and cities.

Palaeontologist Jack Horner believes that if certain genetic switches are flipped in a chicken embryo that he might be able to hatch a baby dinosaur. Since birds are descendants of dinosaurs, they have dino DNA. By locating certain genes and turning them off, dinosaur characteristics such as a long tail, teeth and fingered hands will reappear.

FCC Members are invited to join Dr. Trudy Nicks, Senior Curator of Ethnology, for a special lecture about the work of artist Jane Ash Poitras, the subject of an upcoming ROM exhibition.

Friends of Textiles and Costume Members are invited to our FTC Annual Meeting. Enjoy a tour and discussion by curatorial staff of the new exhibition in the Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles and Costume.

Deb Metsger will provide a "plants-eye view" of Ontario's ecoregions and habitats - past, present and future.

ROM Members' are invited to join us for a lively digital presentation that takes you behind-the-scenes of the upcoming blockbuster exhibition The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army. Presentations are approximately 45 minutes long.

Please Note: The exhibition will not be open for viewing on the days of the presentations.

Drop by on the day that suits your schedule:

June 1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 21
10:30 am, 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm.
June 11 & 18 - additional presentation will be offered at 6:30 pm.

No registration required. First come, first served.
The presentation is free and exclusively for ROM Members.

Friends of South Asia, in partnership with the inDANCE, presents an exciting symposium that brings together eminent scholars and practitioners from around the world to reflect on the evolution and future of solo dance from South India. The sessions will include scholarly panels featuring cutting-edge research and lively lecture-demonstrations, in addition to plenary and keynote addresses. Participants include Canadian dance legend Peggy Baker, UCLA professor Janet O'Shea, and dance exponent Anita Ratnam from India.

Registration is required.

On Sunday, June 6, 2010 ROM Members are invited to visit the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art and participate in their Member for a Day Program. Take advantage of the great membership benefits including free admission to Private Pleasures: Japanese Porcelain of the Edo Period (1615-1868) and the permanent collection galleries, a 10% Shop discount, and 15% clay class discount. And, bring the kids! The Gardiner is also offering free programs including origami, a martial arts demonstration, music and hands-on activities for children. All you have to do is present your ROM membership card and enjoy.

2-for-1 Admission Offer for ROM Members
From now until December 31, 2011 ROM Members will receive 2-for-1 admission at the Gardiner Museum plus a 10% discount at the Gardiner Shop.

Do you want to face your fears and initiate meaningful conversations? Learn to identify and express your passions and goals to attract the relationships you want.

Explore Chinese concepts of the afterlife and be among the first to know about the ROM’s new exhibition, The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army, which opens on June 26.

Enjoy a full day of Korean heritage celebration with artifacts, performances, hands-on activities for kids and more.