Welcome to ROM

Canada's leading museum, home to 18 million artworks, artifacts, and specimens from around the world and across the ages.

Plan Your Visit

Due to an unexpected mechanical issue, ROM will be closed today, Monday, July 14. Paid prebooked tickets will be automatically refunded, and all other tickets for today will be cancelled.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and we look forward to welcoming you on another day.

Featured exhibition

Auschwitz.

Not long ago. Not far away.

Until September 01, 2025

Black and white archival image showing train tracks in the foreground leading into the distance towards the entrance to the Auschwitz camp.

Featured exhibition

Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools

300 Years of Flemish Masterworks

Until January 2026

Diana, and three nymphs, hunt deer with spears and dogs.

Featured exhibition

Nature in Brilliant Colour

Until August 17, 2025

Projection of a planet with a silhouette of a man with his hands in the air looking at a large projection of a planet

Father and son enjoying ROM sculpture

Third Tuesday Nights Free

Third Tuesday Night Free

Park Lawn Cemetery

Park Lawn Cemetery

A dj performing at a museum.

Island Heat

Black and white headshots of 10 storytellers at the Living Libraries: Newcomers' Stories of Belonging event

Living Library: Newcomers' Stories of Belonging

Online collection

The Royal Ontario Museum is home to a world-class collection of 18 million artworks, cultural objects, and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces.

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Purchase tickets now to explore the ROM captivating exhibits and immersive experiences.

Tour guide at ROM giving a tour to a group

Group Tickets

Reserve your group tickets today. Gather your friends and family for an unforgettable exploration.

School Visits

Connect your students to objects from cultures throughout human history and specimens.

Our members enjoy great benefits and discounts at the museum and with our partner organisations.

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ROM Members examing exbihition wall

An artist's illustration of an ancient sea scape teeming with life.

WonderWorks Hands-on Gallery, interactive experience, children

A gallery full of various pottery, ceramics, and statues.

This white rhino is a rare specimen and the centerpiece of the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity.

People look around a gallery with a fall scene, including trees with red leaves.

Dawn of Life WonderWorks China Life in Crisis Hands-on Biodiversity

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Child enjoying ROM Kids Junior program with parent watching

Bring your child on an eight-week sensory adventure as you tour galleries with our early learning instructors, and join them in creative play-based activities, and social interaction in a classroom setting. Meet other parents, caregivers, and children and engage your child in interactive learning for life.

Tour of the Samuel European Galleries

Free with Museum admission, daily tours are offered to the public by trained volunteer Docents. Tours include general Museum tours, and specific gallery tours. Tours of special exhibitions are surcharged.

Visitor looking at artifacts in encased glass

Third Tuesday Nights Free

The Museum will be free—for everyone—on the third Tuesday Night of each month. Includes access to most galleries* Admission Policy: Tickets are required—walk-ins are not available. To book, click the 'Book Tickets' button at the top of this webpage. Then, select the 3rd Tuesday of the month on the calendar, and check the box for “3rd Tuesday Nights Free.” Note: Tickets are released 2 weeks prior to the event. To expedite entry, both the Queen's Park and School entrances will be open.

Water Fountain

Discover Toronto with ROMWalks, a collection of guided walking tours that take participants on a unique journey of urban discovery. Offered each year from May to October, rain or shine, each walk combines the excitement of exploring diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods with the expertise of knowledgeable guides and the adventure of learning. There are many neighbourhoods to explore, each with its own story to tell. Stories that speak to history, people, architecture, arts, and much more. Free, Plus, and Private Group ROMWalks are available to the general public. Member Exclusive ROMWalks are

Three people look at a dinosaur bone while a ROM expert explains.

Member Events & Exchange Weekends

Members can enjoy Member Evenings, screenings, panel discussions, and conversations with ROM experts. Members can also access free or discounted exchange weekends with other cultural institutions.

Tours

Enjoy guided Museum tours exclusively for Members on themes from climate change to ancient civilizations.

Child enjoying ROM Kids Junior program with parent watching

Bring your child on an eight-week sensory adventure as you tour galleries with our early learning instructors, and join them in creative play-based activities, and social interaction in a classroom setting. Meet other parents, caregivers, and children and engage your child in interactive learning for life.

Tour of the Samuel European Galleries

Free with Museum admission, daily tours are offered to the public by trained volunteer Docents. Tours include general Museum tours, and specific gallery tours. Tours of special exhibitions are surcharged.

Visitor looking at artifacts in encased glass

Third Tuesday Nights Free

The Museum will be free—for everyone—on the third Tuesday Night of each month. Includes access to most galleries* Admission Policy: Tickets are required—walk-ins are not available. To book, click the 'Book Tickets' button at the top of this webpage. Then, select the 3rd Tuesday of the month on the calendar, and check the box for “3rd Tuesday Nights Free.” Note: Tickets are released 2 weeks prior to the event. To expedite entry, both the Queen's Park and School entrances will be open.

Water Fountain

Discover Toronto with ROMWalks, a collection of guided walking tours that take participants on a unique journey of urban discovery. Offered each year from May to October, rain or shine, each walk combines the excitement of exploring diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods with the expertise of knowledgeable guides and the adventure of learning. There are many neighbourhoods to explore, each with its own story to tell. Stories that speak to history, people, architecture, arts, and much more. Free, Plus, and Private Group ROMWalks are available to the general public. Member Exclusive ROMWalks are

Three people look at a dinosaur bone while a ROM expert explains.

Member Events & Exchange Weekends

Members can enjoy Member Evenings, screenings, panel discussions, and conversations with ROM experts. Members can also access free or discounted exchange weekends with other cultural institutions.

Tours

Enjoy guided Museum tours exclusively for Members on themes from climate change to ancient civilizations.