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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
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Showcasing the World's Best Nature Photography Returns to ROM

Opening November 12, visitors to experience 100 new evocative, beautiful and unforgettable photographs capturing our precious and perilous natural world TORONTO, September 6, 2022 – The world-renowned
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM After Dark Returns

The Museum’s popular after-hours social relaunches Friday, September 16 with event headlined by K-pop sensation P1Harmony TORONTO, September 1, 2022 – After a couple of years off, ROM (Royal Ontario
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM celebrates iconic Canadian design and craft with Canadian Modern

New exhibition draws from ROM’s collection to showcase nearly a century of Canadian innovation TORONTO, August 31, 2022 – This December, ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) will present close to a century of
Image collage of people who were interviewed for the Ukraine: Identities, Culture and Resilience online experience
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Ukraine

Modern-day Ukraine, Europe’s second largest country, is only 31 years old. For thousands of years, people have moved through this land to settle, conquer, occupy, or just pass through. This modern
Collage of images
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ROM Connects: Stories of Ukraine

In 2019, a team from ROM travelled to Ukraine to interview Ukrainians on identity and culture. Explore the project’s journey with team members Risa Levitt, Myroslav Shkrandrij, Anzhelika Vengrus, and
Headshot of all 3 speakers
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ROM Connects: Innovation and Connection: Contemporary Art at the Karachi Biennale 22

Join host Nitin Deckha and guests Faisal Anwar and Atteqa Malik for a conversation that explores Pakistan's rich aesthetic legacies through the lens of the Third Karachi Biennale KB22. Discover how
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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The Story of Human Existence is Now Subject of Powerful Film Installation at ROM

“I will live on in what I leave behind.” TORONTO, August 11, 2022 – Prompted by a spirited and overwhelming response from audiences to the online launch of ROM Immortal, the thought-provoking film
Sarah Kamau
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What Gives ROM’s Climate Change Project Coordinator Hope?

By age 15, Sarah Kamau was already a budding environmental activist. Her interest in climate change was first sparked by a geography teacher in high school. Soon after, she and her friends were