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18th Century Chintz Banyans: Mapping Patterns at the Royal Ontario Museum (2021 Veronika Gervers Lecture)

Explore the creation of three 18th century gentleman’s informal chintz gowns (banyans) from the ROM’s permanent collection with Gervers Fellow Berta Pavlov. This illustrated talk traces the process of

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Posts from the Plants on the Plaza: April 12–23

Spring Break is in full swing at the corner of Avenue Road and Bloor Street. By the first day of April, plants were beginning to poke through the ground in the ROM’s gardens on the Helga and Mike

J'net AyAy Qwa Yak Sheelth and Naulaq LeDrew.

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Inuksuit & Inuit Drum Dance Lesson (Grades 4-6)

April is a big month in history for Inuit peoples. The territory of Nunavut was formed on April 1, 1999. This episode’s art activation celebrates this recent historical event with an Inukshuq art

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Fancy Footwork

The quillworked moccasins shown here were made in the early 20th century by Jenny Duck Chief, a Blackfoot woman from southern Alberta. They bear the image of the mythical Thunder Bird. According to

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Lamba Marevaka: Cloth of Dazzling Colour

In this year of tribulations comes a much-needed blaze of shimmering colour. This spring, the ROM’s Global Fashion & Textiles collection welcomed an important new acquisition: a contemporary handwoven

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Going Above and Beyond with a Gift of Life Insurance

We all have passions that fill our lives. Be it the arts, health care, education, poverty or the environment. We all have that internal need to give back to institutions that drive our passions. Many

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Planned Gift reflects couple’s passion for the ROM

Blanche and Wes Mitchell shared many passions in their life together: the arts, learning, and travelling—but chief among them all was the Royal Ontario Museum.

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ROMKids Show: The One With The Explosive Earth

This time on the ROMKids Show we journey to the center of the Earth to learn just how explosive our world really is! Geologist Veronica Di Cecco joins us to talk about all the ways our planet erupts

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ROM Ideas: Pandemic Research

Discover how ROM research and researchers impact the world around us in this series of exciting short talks highlighting the Museum’s role in engaging with and documenting these extraordinary times.

Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.

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ROM to Feature Creative Works from Kids and Teens in a New Fall Exhibition

Canada’s most-visited museum is calling for submissions of works of art that reflect life in the pandemic through the eyes of Ontario's youth TORONTO, ON, April 12, 2021 – To mark a defining moment in