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Pompeii In the Shadow of the Volcano (Cover Image)
Exhibition

Pompeii

Almost 2,000 years ago in southern Italy, the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted violently, with tremendous force and little warning. Within 24 hours, the nearby ancient Roman city of Pompeii perished in
Project

The Production of Glamour: The Social History of Lingerie, 1909-1959

Parade on Emancipation Day.
Resource

Emancipation Day: The Greatest Freedom Show on Earth

From 1834 to today Emancipation Day represents both a celebration of freedom, and an act of resistance to ongoing racism. Join Natasha Henry (President, Ontario Black History Society) and Irene Moore
Aquamarine and Muscovite in Quartz
Exhibition

The Kirwin Collection

Enter the visually stunning world of the Kirwin Collection; with over 21,000 specimens – that’s 10 tonnes! – it truly is a rock collection of epic proportions. Amassed over the past 40 years by
Korean Embroidered Bag
Event

Hanbok and Handicrafts of Korea

Drop in and immerse
Woman standing in front of Niagara Falls
Resource

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
A woman seated on a chair, facing away from the camera, with her back visible in the image.
Page

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.
Salgado Video Thumbnail
Resource

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
Project

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

A diamond like gemstone on a black background
Article

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
Article

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
Resource

Immortalizing Sacred Spaces

Project

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

Remco van Vliet.
Resource

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
George Mavroudis headshot
ROM Governors

George Mavroudis

Board Director