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A view of the Scarborough Bluffs
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Climate Tips

As a PhD student in Berlin, I studied two shallow lakes in the heart of Brandenburg forests. Although these lakes were similar in many ways, one of them had “flipped” at some point in the previous
Repetition of a figure in illustration
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Being and Belonging

Being and Belonging: Contemporary Women Artists from the Islamic World and Beyond is an exhibition about claiming space and place for women as equal commentators on the world we live in today. As in
Floating life jackets
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“I hope people will take a look at their connection to clothing and maybe realize that they don’t need to buy more”

The global fashion industry is worth more than $1.5 trillion dollars—about as much as the annual gross domestic product of Australia. Any industry that big has a substantial impact on planetary
Fshn Unlimited: “Equilibrium”​
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Curator Conversations: Sustainable Fashion for a Greener World

With the future of planet Earth at stake, ROM's Alexandra Palmer hosts fashion insider Sarah Jay on her work to encourage both industry and consumers to shift their behaviour toward more positive
A 19th-Century Shofar Sounds a Wake-Up Call
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A 19th-Century Shofar Sounds a Wake-Up Call

As ROM Curator Emeritus K. Corey Keeble notes in Judaica: The Dr. Fred Weinberg and Joy Cherry Weinberg Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum, “It is plain, with no inscriptions.” Put simply, it’s
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ROM Ideas: Stories of Research, Innovation, and Learning

The history of Canadian textiles and fashions is one of migration, innovation, entrepreneurship and tenacity; and is largely unwritten. Explore the importance of working with living makers and wearers
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Royal Ontario Museum Announces Appointment of New Chief of Collections Care

TORONTO, October 30, 2023 – Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Leela Outcalt to Chief of Collections Care. In this newly created role, Outcalt is responsible for the
Mister convenience store front
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ROM Connects: (Un)Settling Diaspora: Decolonizing Diasporic Depictions in Korean Canadian Art and Literature

How can BIPOC immigrants, with histories of colonization in their homelands, and with lived experiences of racism in their new homes, situate themselves within Canadian conversations around
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Internationally Celebrated Artist Tanya Tagaq Set to Present Annual Eva Holtby Program

Special event will feature acclaimed throat singing performers and the debut of Tagaq’s immersive film TORONTO, October 17, 2023 - Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to present its 16th annual Eva
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Death: Life’s Greatest Mystery Asks the Big Questions at ROM Starting October 28

The eternal questions, examined through diverse perspectives of faith, science and culture. TORONTO, October 16, 2023 – Prepare to meet death, in its many forms, and celebrate the ways in which life
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM Showcases the World’s Best Nature Images with Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59

Opening November 25, this global photography competition invites visitors to experience the magic and perils of nature in vivid detail. TORONTO, October 11, 2023 – On November 25, the world-renowned
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Collector’s Items

When Ali Adil Khan and his wife Shehla emigrated from Pakistan over 30 years ago, Canadian art provided a way to connect to their new home.
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Curatorship of Canadian Art & Culture

Philanthropist Red Wilson establishes the permanently endowed ROM Curatorship of Canadian Art and Culture
Swee Goh
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A Man with a (Retirement) Plan

An afternoon exploring a favourite gallery, a long lunch at the café, a stroll through Philosopher’s Walk – these are some of the things Swee Goh and his late wife, Lilian, enjoyed most about ROM
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM Announces Acquisition of the Important Cecil Roth Judaica Collection

Addition of 690 objects from the Beth Tzedec Congregation deepens Museum’s commitment to Jewish art and culture TORONTO, September 26, 2023 - Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the