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Collector’s Items

Collector’s Items

When Ali Adil Khan and his wife Shehla emigrated from Pakistan over 30 years ago, Canadian art provided a way to connect to their new home. Ali Adil began collecting artworks depicting the Canadian wilderness – slowly at first and on a shoestring budget, eventually progressing to larger

Chaire de conservateur des arts et des cultures du Canada

Chaire de conservateur des arts et des cultures du Canada

Le philanthrope Red Wilson établit une chaire permanente des arts et des cultures du Canada.   Les objets sont les conteurs par excellence du ROM – ouvrant des fenêtres sur des mondes illimités et contribuant à la connaissance du monde qui est le nôtre. Mais leurs récits ne seraient pas

Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life

Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life

On November 14, 2018, the ROM proudly announced that Toronto philanthropists Jeff Willner and Stacey Madge generously committed $5 million for the future Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life. This investment will establish a new 10,000 square foot permanent gallery that explores the beginnings of

A Gift to Future Generations

A Gift to Future Generations

During his decades as an elementary school teacher, Thomas Charles Messecar Logan was devoted to inspiring brighter futures for young people. And though he passed away in March 2022, his impact will continue thanks to his generous estate gift to ROM. “Thomas believed in the power of the arts to

YPC Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Sax

YPC Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Sax

I’m just starting my 10th year as a member of ROM YPC and what keeps me renewing are the other members. Toronto is often (in my experience) referred to as a cold city where it's difficult to make new friends, and while it might have taken the better part of my first year to get past my

Les objets d’un collectionneur

Les objets d’un collectionneur

Originaires du Pakistan, Ali Adil Khan et son épouse Shehla se sont installés au Canada il y a une trentaine d’années. Grâce à l’art canadien, le couple tisse des liens avec sa patrie d’adoption. M. Khan consacre un modeste budget à l’achat de paysages canadiens. Au fil des ans, ses

Pleins feux sur les membres du Cercle des Jeunes mécènes: Jeffrey Sax

Pleins feux sur les membres du Cercle des Jeunes mécènes: Jeffrey Sax

J’entame tout juste ma 10 e année en tant que membre du Cercle des Jeunes mécènes du ROM et ce qui me motive à renouveler mon adhésion, ce sont les autres membres. Toronto est souvent (d’après mon expérience) décrite comme une ville froide où il est difficile de se faire de nouveaux

A Generous Life and an Enduring Legacy

A Generous Life and an Enduring Legacy

Few people can lay claim to building the foundations of a city. The late Arthur Kennedy is on that short list. As a lifelong civil servant, Arthur played a pivotal role in developing and overseeing the water system for the Region of Peel, an impressive feat of engineering that continues to serve