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Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Royal Ontario Museum Announces Appointment of New Deputy Director & Chief Financial Officer

TORONTO, March 22, 2024 – Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Aschaiek as Deputy Director & Chief Financial Officer, effective March 25, 2024. In this role
ROM’s Mycenaean Marine Style askos, decorated with octopi and dating from about 1500 BC.
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Every Object Tells a Story: Exploring the Bronze Age Aegean

Learn more about the stories an intact “Kamares” cup in the Bronze Age Aegean Gallery might tell about rituals, celebrations, status, and power.
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Beloved Assistant Curator Inspires Generous Gift to ROM Palaeontology Department

Janet Waddington was a cherished ROM staff member for over 40 years. Even after her passing in 2020 following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, her legacy continues to flourish, leaving a
Brothers Paul and John Johnston in ROM's atrium
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Conserving a Family Legacy

As native Torontonians, brothers John and Paul Johnston have been visiting ROM for as long as they can remember. “ROM became part of our lives at a very young age,” recalls John, “and it was always a
Visitors taking a selfie in the China galleries
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ROM to be Free All Weekend in Celebration of the Museum’s 110th Anniversary

TORONTO, March 19, 2024 – To mark ROM’s 110th anniversary, the entire Museum will be FREE on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. No tickets are needed. However, due to
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Nathan K. Lujan

Associate Curator of Fishes
Image of the City of Toronto Port Lands project. Photo courtesy V. Ingelvics, R. Walker.
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Our Changing Port Lands - Documenting Toronto's Journey to Climate Resiliency

Chronicling the momentous changes from the ongoing revitalization of Toronto’s Port Lands, artists Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker have spent years creating a photographic record of the changes in this
Seeing Ghosts: Traditions of Death in South Asia
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Seeing Ghosts: Traditions of Death in South Asia

Hosted by Dr. Deepali Dewan, this digital program expands the scope of content within the current exhibition, Death: Life’s Greatest Mystery, by taking a closer look at the diverse cultural and
Yuta Niwa art. Courtesy Yuta Niwa.
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Of Catfish and Earthquakes: The Contemporary Art of Yuta Niwa

ROM hosts emerging Japanese artist Yuta Niwa in a keynote presentation in support of the online exhibition, Aftershocks: Japanese Earthquake Prints, that focuses on his reinterpretation of these
Figure of St. Michael
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Artist Highlight: Luisa Roldán

The Figure of St. Michael in ROM’s collection was made by the Baroque artist, Luisa Roldán (1652–1706), who is the first documented woman sculptor in Spain. This was an exceptional feat in 17th
ROM Crystal facing Bloor St.
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ROM Ideas: Research for our Shared Future

Using a 1,000-year-old wooden object– a statue of a Shinto female deity – from ROM’s Japanese collection as an example, they explore the importance of identifying materials for a better understanding
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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School’s Out, Fun’s In with ROM March Break

Special holiday week programming features live performances, hands-on activities, and the return of ROM’s favourite ankylosaur. TORONTO, February 27, 2024 – ROM March Break, presented by BASF Canada
Heaven and Earth (detail), Wu Lan-Chiann collection, credit Amanda Guerra
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Celebrating the Year of the Dragon with Artist Wu Lan-Chiann

Celebrate Lunar New Year with an engaging conversation with artist Wu Lan-Chiann, whose spectacular paintings Heaven and Earth are currently on display in the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China.
The Lost Lichens, Photo by James Barr.
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The Lost Lichens

In a staff-only area of the Royal Ontario Museum, 30 steps from the droning buzz of the fossils lab, is the mycological herbarium. Inside the fluorescent-lit room, hidden amid rows and rows of many
Artist Tayeba Begum Lipi and Two high heels made of razorblades. Not For Me, 2018. Stainless steel razor blades, 16 x 22 x 9 cm (each shoe). Collection of Royal Ontario Museum. This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust, Peer Review Fund. Photo: ROM
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A Conversation Café with Artist Tayeba Begum Lipi

Part of the powerful content in ROM’s current exhibition Being and Belonging: Contemporary Women Artists from the Islamic World and Beyond is a pair of stiletto shoes and a child’s dress, both made