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Curators in conversation: Dr. Deepali Dewan & Dr. Deborah Hutton discuss work on the Dayal exhibit.
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Curators in conversation: Dr. Deepali Dewan & Dr. Deborah Hutton discuss work on the Dayal exhibit.

Raja Deen Dayal (1844 – 1905) was the first Indian photographer to earn international renown. Noted for remarkable beauty, aesthetic nuance and technical skill, Deen Dayal's photographs capture the
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Syria Today: Humanitarian Crisis and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage

On December 10, 2013 Stephen Cornish, executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Canada, and Clemens Reichel, assistant professor of Mesopotamian archaeology at U
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Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture: Antony Gormley

ROM Contemporary Culture presented the eighth annual Eva Holtby Lecture on November 20, 2013, moderated by art critic and journalist Sarah Milroy, former editor of Canadian Art magazine, and
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In Conversation with Sebastião Salgado

World renowned photojournalist Sebastião Salgado visits the ROM to discuss GENESIS, a photographic essay eight years in the making. Sebastião Salgado was born on 8 February 1944 in Aimorés, Minas
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Iconic: Striding Lion

A city known for many of the great wonders of the world, the striding lion of Babylon once adorned the citadel of the Nebuchadnazzar castle. Found in the throne room, the decorated relief on clay
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Iconic: The Death of General Wolfe

This historic painting recreates the pivotal moment in 1759 when Britain defeated France on the Plains of Abraham. As one of only five original versions painted by Benjamin West, this object is one of
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Iconic: Totem Poles

These four totem poles, carved by the Nisgaa and Haida peoples of Canada's Pacific Northwest Coast, commemorate family origins, rights, privileges, achievements and experiences. Standing just outside
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Iconic: Statue of Sekhmet

Dating to the reign of King Tutankhamun's grandfather, this Egyptian sculpture is a very fine example of one of the oldest known Egyptian deities, the lion-headed warrior goddess also known as
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History Wars: Canada is not Bilingual, Binational or Bicultural (Part 2 of 4)

PART 2 OF 4: Moderator: Michael Bliss, Canadian historian and award-winning author Pro: David Bercuson, Canadian labour, military, and political historian Con: Antonia Maioni, Associate Professor at
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History Wars: Canada is not Bilingual, Binational or Bicultural (Part 3 of 4)

PART 3 OF 4: Moderator: Michael Bliss, Canadian historian and award-winning author Pro: David Bercuson, Canadian labour, military, and political historian Con: Antonia Maioni, Associate Professor at
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Iconic: Earl of Pembroke's Armour

Made in King Henry VIII's royal workshop, this suit of armour is one of only three of its kind on display in the world. One of the Royal Ontario Museum's iconic objects, see the suit in the Samuel
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Story of Nubia

This short documentary tells the story of Nubia and the civilization that flourished in the Nile Valley for thousands of years and particularly between 800 BC and 400 AD. The Galleries of Africa
Giant Squid at the ROM
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Palaeontologists solve mystery of 500 million-year-old squid-like carnivore

A study by Martin Smith of the University of Toronto and Jean-Bernard Caron of the Royal Ontario Museum sheds new light on a previously unclassifiable 500 million-year-old squid-like carnivore known
Kids with fossil bone
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Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM Wi-Fi Service Terms

The ROM offers wireless internet access as a free service to our guests for the duration of their visit to the museum.