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Landscape of Nations: Beyond the Mist

For 13,000 years Indigenous peoples have been present in the Niagara region, drawing sustenance from its lands and waters and participating in historic events that shaped the course of history. Join

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Canadian Modern

From the shoes we wear to the phones we text on, Canadian design is everywhere. And now it’s the subject of a sweeping exhibition, which spans 80 years of fashion, furniture, electronics, and more.

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In Conversation with Sebastião Salgado

World renowned photojournalist Sebastião Salgado visits the ROM to discuss GENESIS, a photographic essay eight years in the making. Sebastião Salgado was born on 8 February 1944 in Aimorés, Minas

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The Consumption, Social Function and Style of Couture in Toronto, 1945-1965

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Exhibit A: Light of the Desert Cerussite Gem

At 900 carats, this magnificent gemstone is the world's largest faceted specimen of the mineral cerussite. Cerussite, a lead carbonate mineral, is extremely sensitive to heat and vibration—even warmth

New World Archaeology Technician April Hawkins

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Behind the scenes in New World Archaeology with April Hawkins

Yesterday, New World Archaeology collections technician April Hawkins was cleaning on top of one of the collections cabinets in the storage room when she found something out of place. Here's a video

Buildings from Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

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Immortalizing Sacred Spaces

ROM Governors

Leslie Gales

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The Cultural Assumptions and Ideological Implications that Guided the Uses of Colour and Colour Theory in the mid-19th Century

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Art in Bloom: Still Life comes to Life with Dutch Master Florist Remco van Vliet

Explore the stunning world of Dutch floral design with 3rd generation Dutch Master Florist Remco van Vliet. As the in-house florist for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, van Vliet discusses how 17th

ROM Governors

George Mavroudis

Board Director

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Biological Notes on an Old Farm: Exploring Common Things in the Kingdoms of Life

This book opens a window on parts of the living world that are close to all people, but recognized by very few. Set in the context of new concepts for the Kingdoms of Life, the book encourages curious

Image of rooster depicted on the porcelain cup.

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Rare Chinese Chicken Cup Auctioned for $36 million

One of the world’s rare Chinese Chicken Cups fetched a record $36 million (USD) at an auction on Tuesday by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, making it one of the most expensive Chinese cultural relics ever