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[REVIEW] The Making of The Forbidden City Exhibition: Member Lecture

[REVIEW] The Making of The Forbidden City Exhibition: Member Lecture

June 14, 2014, The Royal Ontario Museum treated its Members to a private lecture on The Making of The Forbidden City. Hosted in the Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, over 200 ROM Members were in attendance. Dr. Chen Shen and David Hollands – two of the many masterminds behind our current

Une célébration du ROM rend hommage à 20 donateurs remarquables

Quelle belle soirée! Le 26 avril dernier, notre événement phare Célébration du ROM a fait un retour triomphal au Musée en présence de plus de 400 amateurs du ROM fidèles et enthousiastes. Nous remercions chaleureusement tous ceux et celles qui se sont joints à nous pour rendre hommage à

Presenting our Winners of the 2022 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Presenting our Winners of the 2022 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Inspired by the prestigious  Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, the Ontario-wide ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returned for a 8th year –with incredible prizes from our friends at Henry’s! From November 12, 2022 to March 12, 2023, ROM invited amateur and professional

A Magical Place named Wide Waters

On a chilly February evening, Dr. David Stuart of the University of Texas at Austin shared his enthusiasm for the Maya site of Palenque, and took the ROM audience to a very different time and place. His lecture, entitled Palenque: The Art and History of an Ancient Maya Court, covered several

A Legacy Not Forgotten

A Legacy Not Forgotten

Joan Thompson, James A.S. Thompson and Evan Thompson Joan Thompson was a long-time ROM volunteer – one of the iconic ‘Three Joans’ who were founding members of the Volunteer Committee (now known as the Department of Museum Volunteers) in the late 1950s. During her near-50 years of involvement

Presenting our Winners of the 2023 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Presenting our Winners of the 2023 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Inspired by the prestigious  Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, the Ontario-wide ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returned for a 9th year –with incredible prizes from our friends at Henry’s! From November 25, 2023 to March 25, 2024, ROM invited amateur and professional

Museums and Climate Change: Two Easy Steps and One Provocative Move

Museums and Climate Change: Two Easy Steps and One Provocative Move

Our world leaders converged on Paris yesterday for the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, or #COP21.  During the opening ceremonies we heard from the top dogs, including US President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime

ROM’s archaeologists at the Maya ruins of Ka’Kabish and Lamanai in Belize

ROM’s archaeologists at the Maya ruins of Ka’Kabish and Lamanai in Belize

Written by Chen Shen, Vice President, Senior Curator, Bishop White Chair of East Asian Archaeology Project Director, Dr. Helen R. Haines (left), Chen Shen, Vice President, Senior Curator, Bishop White Chair of East Asian Archaeology (Middle) UCL Institute of Archaeology Professor Elizabeth (Liz)

iPad Drawing Class with Jerrem Lynch

What do you get when you mix an Australian graffiti artist, a high school student, two art therapists, a pub owner and a radio show host at the ROM on a Thursday night? The ICC’s iPad Drawing Class! Twenty-five people from all walks of life and age groups signed up for an evening workshop – and

Museum Monday with Melissa- April 27, 2015

Museum Monday with Melissa- April 27, 2015

With May just a few days away and warmer weather upon us, you can count on an innovative and creative week at the Royal Ontario Museum.  ROM Speaks: The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, And An Epic Journey Adults will enjoy learning about the biodiversity.  This moderated evening event