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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
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A Golden Opportunity

For almost 12,000 years, the world has been a pretty stable place, at least in terms of geology. But scientists submit that with the intense acceleration of human activity over the last century, we’ve
2016-09-30 - OSIRIS-REx extends its sampling arm as it moves in to make contact with the asteroid Bennu. (Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)
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Curator Conversations: Frozen in Time: The OSIRIS-REx Mission and Space Rock from the Asteroid Bennu

What can an asteroid teach us about the earliest history of our solar system? Sign up for this digital conversation and find out more with Canadian scientists Kim Tait (ROM) and Tim Haltigin (Canadian
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Returns to ROM with 100 of the world’s finest nature photographs

Experience the magic and perils of nature in vivid detail starting November 25. TORONTO, September 6, 2023 – On November 25, the 2023 edition of the world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year (
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An Artful Legacy

Strong, passionate, and principled. These are some of the words Jessica Peatling uses to describe her late grandmother, Vera Kircheis.