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| ROM Moms: Afternoon | ROMkids
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Thursdays, January 12 - February 16, 1:00 - 3:00 pm (6 weeks)
Get out of the house and spend some time as a ROM Mom (or Dad)! Join us for a six-week journey through the ROM’s collections. Enjoy a morning of conversation and adult learning in a baby-friendly atmosphere as you visit the Museum’s galleries and Kinderstudio, all while your little one sleeps, eats, rolls, and plays along with you. For adults with children 0-2 years.
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| ROM Moms: Morning | ROMkids
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Thursdays, January 12 - February 16, 9:30 am - 11:30 am (6 weeks)
Get out of the house and spend some time as a ROM Mom (or Dad)! Join us for a six-week journey through the ROM’s collections. Enjoy a morning of conversation and adult learning in a baby-friendly atmosphere as you visit the Museum’s galleries and Kinderstudio, all while your little one sleeps, eats, rolls, and plays along with you. For adults with children 0-2 years.
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| Dinosaur Eggs & Babies: Remarkable Fossils from South Africa | Exhibitions
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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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| Embellished Reality: Indian Painted Photographs | Exhibitions
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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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| Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World | Exhibitions
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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.
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| Riotous Colour, Daring Patterns: Fashions + Textiles 18th to 21st Centuries | Exhibitions
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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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| Sitting Still: Faces of Childhood | Exhibitions
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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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| The Art of Collecting | Exhibitions
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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 | Exhibitions
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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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| Daily Tours - Feb. 9.12 | Daily Tours
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Free daily tours are offered to the public by trained volunteer Docents, and include general Museum tours, specific gallery tours and tours of special exhibitions.
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