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Brontë Hebdon headshot and a preview of a clothing item
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Laurel, Oak, and Peacock: The Politics of Men's Historical Fashion (2022 Veronika Gervers Program)

Inspired by her work as ROM's 2022 Veronika Gervers Research Fellow, art and fashion historian Brontë Hebdon explores the role men's fashion plays in understanding the politics of the past. Using a
A crowd of prosperous earthquake survivors are crowded in a overloaded boat resembling a catfish.
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Namazu-e Catfish Prints: An Introduction (In Japanese with English caption)

ROM’s newest online exhibition, produced in partnership with The Japan Foundation, Toronto, takes a closer look at an exceptional collected album of earthquake prints – namazu-e (catfish prints) - in
In the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona, Nick Kanakis prepares to shoot a jumping spider. Photo credit: Javier Aznar.
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A World-Renowned Wildlife Photographer on His Art and Process

To Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) winner Nick Kanakis, all snakes are adorable. Even the venomous ones that hiss, rattle, and bite. This obsession began when he was just a toddler. According
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Royal Ontario Museum announces appointment of Curator, Korean Art & Culture

TORONTO, November 7, 2022 – ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) today announced the appointment of Dr. Vicki Sung-yeon Kwon as the inaugural Curator of Korean Art & Culture. This appointment – the first of its
Flavia Redelmeier
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Weaving Her Magic

A self-proclaimed “museum person,” Flavia Redelmeier was a steadfast supporter of the Royal Ontario Museum for most of the Museum’s history.
Ukrainian & Canadian flags.
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ROM Connects: Being Ukrainian-Canadian in 2022

Explore the complex history of Ukrainian-Canadians in Canada in this digital conversation on identity, cultural heritage, trauma, and resilience from the perspectives of three diverse experiences with
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Curator Conversation: Satire in Pictures

Examine the use of satire as a powerful and complex communications tool with Wes Tyrell, president of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists and ROM’s Akiko Takesue. Using the Museum’s collection of
A team drives the electrofishing boat
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Great Lakes, Great Invaders

What’s iridescent, shiny, and worth spending millions of dollars? In this case, it's not gems or rosy-red rubies, but the Grass Carp instead. While they may be shiny (and can grow to be around 2
Japanese print
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Up Close with Five Japanese Warrior Prints

In 2009, the late McMaster University professor James King donated 136 Japanese musha-e (warrior prints) to ROM, adding to the Museum’s already formidable collection of Japanese prints. As King and co
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM Receives Significant Donation of Pakistani Contemporary Miniature Paintings from Ali Adil Khan

Addition of 20 important works from notable Canadian-Pakistani artists to mark Pakistan’s 75 Years of Independence TORONTO, October 19, 2022 - ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) is pleased to announce the
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Curator Conversations: Kokum Scarves in 2022

Researcher Leah Hyrcun and Kaska-Dena designer Natasha Peter sit with textile specialist Sarah Fee to explore, through textile design, the historical connections between Indigenous communities and
A crowd of prosperous earthquake survivors are crowded in a overloaded boat resembling a catfish.
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Aftershocks

When disaster strikes, humour heals. In 1855, the Ansei Great Earthquake struck and heavily damaged the city of Edo (modern day Tokyo). When it happened, the people of Edo turned to cheaply produced
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Internationally Renowned Cree Artist Kent Monkman to Present New Body of Work at ROM this October

Landmark solo exhibition confronts ROM’s collection TORONTO, September 21, 2022 – Acclaimed Cree artist Kent Monkman’s major solo exhibition Being Legendary will open to the public on October 8, 2022
Jordan Harbour August 2015
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Curator Conversations: Aquatic Supervillains of the Great Lakes

Explore the current and upcoming threats to Ontario's freshwater ecosystems by invasive species with Department of Fisheries and Oceans Senior Aquatic Biologist David Marson and ROM's Nathan Lujan.
An image generated by the artificial intelligence program Midjourney
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AI Made This. Will It Remake the Future of Art, Too?

This painting would take most artists days, even weeks to make. It took Midjourney—a new artificial intelligence program—less than two minutes. How? According to PC World, Midjourney “takes user