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

Please note: The ROM Boutique gift shop will be closed on Monday, July 7 for inventory. The Brilliant Colour Store will remain open during this time.

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

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

A person sits alone in a wooden chair facing an art installation of glowing orange and red blocks arranged in a grid, each block featuring a human eye, set in a dimly lit industrial-style room with exposed beams and wooden flooring.

This Place is a Message- Echoes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the Art of Kei Ito

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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.

About membership

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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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.

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.

4 ROM guests posing with arms extended

Urban Capers Scavenger Hunts

Members receive a $15 discount* on Urban Capers Scavenger Hunts at ROM. Solve a murder mystery in the classic caper, Intrigue at the Museum. Track down a missing explorer in a brand-new hunt, The Adventures of Indie Santiago. Gather your team and don your detective caps because tickets for public weekend hunts are on sale now.

Mosaic Ceiling – Rotunda

Before Hours Tours

Experience the serenity of an exclusive tour of ROM before the Museum opens to the public. This early access opportunity allows you to appreciate art, culture, and nature in an intimate, uninterrupted setting, making it a truly unforgettable experience. Museum admission included in the cost of the tour.

Group of people on a ROMWalks Plus tour led by a guide.

ROMWalks Plus are guided walking tours of Toronto organized by the Royal Ontario Museum’s Department of Museum Volunteers to provide support for the Museum. The tours started in 1980 as an outreach program for the ROM when it was closed for renovations. ROMWalks encompass the diverse aspects of Toronto's vibrant neighbourhoods including history, architecture, arts of all varieties, education , and more. ROMWalks Plus walks allow guests to experience new walks that have not yet been released to the general public, in small groups led by our most experienced guides. They are a ticketed

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.

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.

4 ROM guests posing with arms extended

Urban Capers Scavenger Hunts

Members receive a $15 discount* on Urban Capers Scavenger Hunts at ROM. Solve a murder mystery in the classic caper, Intrigue at the Museum. Track down a missing explorer in a brand-new hunt, The Adventures of Indie Santiago. Gather your team and don your detective caps because tickets for public weekend hunts are on sale now.

Mosaic Ceiling – Rotunda

Before Hours Tours

Experience the serenity of an exclusive tour of ROM before the Museum opens to the public. This early access opportunity allows you to appreciate art, culture, and nature in an intimate, uninterrupted setting, making it a truly unforgettable experience. Museum admission included in the cost of the tour.

Group of people on a ROMWalks Plus tour led by a guide.

ROMWalks Plus are guided walking tours of Toronto organized by the Royal Ontario Museum’s Department of Museum Volunteers to provide support for the Museum. The tours started in 1980 as an outreach program for the ROM when it was closed for renovations. ROMWalks encompass the diverse aspects of Toronto's vibrant neighbourhoods including history, architecture, arts of all varieties, education , and more. ROMWalks Plus walks allow guests to experience new walks that have not yet been released to the general public, in small groups led by our most experienced guides. They are a ticketed