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Curator Coffee and Chat: Getting to the Bottom of Crawford Lake

Drone shot of Crawford Lake

Date

Friday, Nov 14, 2025 11:00

Registration Opens

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 10:00

Location

Level 5,
c5 Lounge

Admission

Member: Free Caregiver: Free

Audience

Adults
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About

ROM's curators, Soren Brothers, Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change, and Debra Metsger, Assistant Curator III, Botany, working on the exhibition Crawford Lake: Layers of Time, share behind-the-scenes insights into the exhibition and the lake that inspired it.

Registration is required. Limited Capacity.
Guest Privileges do not apply.

Morning Session

10:30 am—c5 opens for check-in. Complimentary coffee or tea (No food)​

11:00 am to 11:30 am—Talk by Soren Brothers and Debra Metsger

11:30 am to 11:45 am—Q&A

12:00 pm—Event ends​

Afternoon Session

1:00 pm—c5 opens for check-in. Complimentary coffee or tea (No food)​

1:30 pm- 2:00 pm—Talk by Soren Brothers and Deb Metsger​

2:00 pm to 2:15 pm—Q&A​

2:30 pm—Event ends​

Speakers

Headshot of Dr. Soren Brothers
Soren Brothers

Dr. Soren Brothers is the Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. Soren’s research examines the effects of climate change on lakes, and how changes in aquatic systems can influence their greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere.

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ROM Curator Deb Metsger, Assistant Curator, Plants
Deborah Metsger

Deborah A. Metsger is Assistant Curator of Botany in ROM’s Department of Natural History. She is acting Curator of the Green Plant Herbarium, and communicates all things botanical in ROM galleries, exhibitions, public programs, and popular publications.

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