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Explore: Mesopotamia - ROM's lecture series addresses exhibition's many themes

(Toronto, Ontario – June 6, 2013) Mesopotamia: Inventing our World, presented by RSA Insurance, is on display at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) from June 22, 2013 to January 5, 2014. The exhibition

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Laurie Anderson to deliver ROM's annual Eva Holtby Lecture

Multimedia artist takes audiences To the Moon in new VR installation For a limited engagement TORONTO, December 20, 2019 – The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will present its 14 th annual Eva Holtby

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This Halloween at the ROM: Ghouls, Goblins and Fun

Scare up some fun at the ROM Saturday, October 31, 2009 Celebrate Halloween at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on Saturday, October 31, 2009. Visitors are invited to don their costumes and enjoy the

Miniature painting showing Radha and Krishna, (gouache on paper), Mughal period, India, 18th century

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Valentine's Day at the ROM: Unique Painting of Lovers

Guest blog by Sudharshan Duraiyappah, a scholar and instruction at the University of Toronto and the ROM A cursory glance at the 17 th century Kangra painting featuring Radha and her lover Krishna

A photo of the sign posted outside the door of the ROM's dermestid beetle colony quotes Dante's Inferno, "Abandon all hope ye who enter here"

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Our Darling Dermestids - A Visit to the ROM's Bug Room

Guest blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Robert Elliot How does the Royal Ontario Museum get their Skeletons so clean without compromising their integrity? A well-kept

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Electro-Pop, Hip-Hop, Psychobilly and Opera: ROM’s New Season of Friday Night Live Presents Musical Talent Like Never Before

TORONTO, September 6, 2018—Discover emerging talent and experience established artists every week this fall, when the new season of Friday Night Live (#FNLROM) launches at the Royal Ontario Museum

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From first life on Earth to species on the brink: ROM’s 2021 schedule features major exhibitions and a groundbreaking new gallery

TORONTO, December 1, 2020—2021 is set to be a landmark year for the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) with the opening of a brand-new permanent gallery—the first of its kind in North America—and an

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The ROM's newest galleries bring ancient empires back to life

Stories of life in Rome, Byzantium, the Near East, and Nubia vibrantly told through notable artifacts and stunning new videos On Friday, July 1, 2011, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) opens a suite of

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Catch the Wave with ROM's Big Blue March Break Programming

Catch the Wave with ROM's Big Blue March Break Programming Runs March 11 - 19, 2017 TORONTO, February 28, 2017 – Families and kids of all ages can expect a whale of a good time at the Royal Ontario

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ROM Kicks Off the New Year with ROM Winter Weekends

One child is admitted free with a paid adult, senior or student admission on weekends from January 10 – February 8, 2009 No better way to bring in the New Year than invite families to enjoy five ROM

Photo of a pair of hands holding a handwritten book. The entry reads: Dear George, Words fail me. Yours truly, Kaye Uda.

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New to ROM: Nao Uda, Words Fail Me, 2013-15

Nao Uda, born in Yokohama in 1983, is a contemporary Japanese artist who works in drawings, photography, and paintings. Having received her BFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2007