ROM Goes Wild this Holiday!

ROM Goes Wild this Holiday!

Full calendar of events and activities from December 26 to January 4

Visit stunning new Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition

 The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) goes wild for the holidays with a full calendar of events, activities, exhibitions and more from December 26 to January 4, 2015.

 During ROM for the Holidays visitors will discover:

·         Family-fun activity zones with wild, hands-on experiences for all ages including a visit with live animals

·         A wild arcade in the ROM’s Earth Rangers Studio, featuring Game Jam nature games

·         A curators café to relax and enjoy highlights from ROM research

·         An interactive Nature Reserve where visitors can experience true wildlife and share their experiences online

·         Wild artifacts and specimens from the Museum’s vaults at touch tables throughout the Museum

Also on display is this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition on loan from the Natural History Museum in London. The exhibition showcases100 awe-inspiring images of wildlife and nature selected from thousands of submissions by both amateur and professional photographers of all ages around the world.

 ROM for the Holidays runs from Friday, December 26, 2014 to Sunday January 4, 2015 with special programs and activities scheduled daily from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Discounted general admission is valid after 4:30 pm on extended evening dates.

Hours:       Extended Holiday Hours: December 27, 2014 - January 30, 2015 (10:00 am - 8:30 pm)

                  *Note: December 26, December 31 and January 5, 2015 (10:00 am - 5:30 pm)

  Museum is closed December 25, 2014

Where:  Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, 416.586.8000

For information visit: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/activities-programs/rom-for-the-holidays

-30-

CONTACT

ROM Media Relations

416.586.5784

media@rom.on.ca

SOCIAL MEDIA

Like: ROM Facebook

Tweet:  @ROMToronto @ROMKids @ROMBiodiversity #ROMWPY

Watch: ROM YouTube

About the ROM

The Royal Ontario Museum is an agency of the Government of Ontario.  Opened in 1914, Canada’s largest museum of natural history and world cultures has six million objects in its collections and galleries showcasing art, archaeology and natural science. The ROM is the largest field research institution in the country, and a world leader in research areas from biodiversity, palaeontology, and earth sciences to archaeology, ethnology and visual culture - originating new information towards a global understanding of historical and modern change in culture and environment. For 24-hour information in English and French, please call 416.586.8000 or visit the ROM’s web site at www.rom.on.ca.  Tickets are available online at www.rom.on.ca