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Why X-Ray a God?

How ROM's experts are using X-ray technology to figure what lies hidden inside more than 100-year-old Taiwanese deity sculptures.
Repetition of a figure in illustration
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Being and Belonging

Being and Belonging: Contemporary Women Artists from the Islamic World and Beyond is an exhibition about claiming space and place for women as equal commentators on the world we live in today. As in
pluto's revenge title and instructions
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Game: Pluto's Revenge

Pluto has recently gotten word that it’s been reclassified as a “dwarf planet,” and it’s really not happy about it! Whiz through space as a vengeful Pluto, destroying everything in your orbital path
Three illuminated rectangular lanterns with images on the glass.
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Porcelain Histories

ROM recently acquired two artworks by Heidi McKenzie that function in critical dialogue with each other about the history of Indian indentured labour in the Caribbean.
Illustration of Metaspriggina
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A Fish With a Big Bang

Fossils provide a direct record of the great ancestry and amazing evolutionary transformations of life on Earth. Such transformations occurred across unfathomable timescales of millions to hundreds of
A person with service dog enjoy ROM
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Accessibility Commitment

The ROM has developed a Multi Year Accessibility Plan which outlines our commitment to removing barriers to participation for Museum visitors with disabilities. This Multi Year Plan includes a brief
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Korean Legacy Initiative

Dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the intricate art, history, and culture of the Korean peninsula, the Korean Legacy Initiative supports the Gallery of Korea and Korean collections, research, and
Panoramic view of a soft sculpture installation consisting of lengths of printed cotton fabric suspended from above.
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Swapnaa Tamhane

Pattern and colour unlock the power of new perspectives Contemporary artist Swapnaa Tamhane brings together layered fabric compositions that challenge traditional hierarchies between art and craft in
Imperial Court ivory panel, front and back.
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A Rare Example of Byzantine Art

An ivory panel, made for the Imperial Court, on display at the ROM. Byzantine art flourished once again, after Iconoclasm ended in 843 CE, the period that banned the use of all figural images in
Parkwood teahouse formal garden
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Parkwood's Gardens and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery

Celebrate Canada’s
A dj performing at a museum.
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Island Heat

Step into a sizzling
White Porcelain Jar 백자 호, Korea, early 20th century, 983.146.6.
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The Big Chill – Environmental Crisis and Artistic Production in Korea

How has climate
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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#emptyROM - @stilez

Our last set of #emptyROM photos are IN! @stilez on Twitter and Instagram is a well known Toronto photgrapher and we love it every time he comes to shoot the ROM. Below are a few photos he shared with
Emma Jenkin
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A Legacy Comes Full Circle

Like so many others who grew up in Toronto, Emma Jenkin holds a special place in her heart for the ROM. From weekend visits with her parents to school field trips to summer camps, the Museum was a big
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Kenneth W. Harrigan and Flavia C. Redelmeier to be Recognized at Annual Chairs’ Reception

(Toronto, Ontario – May 6, 2013) Won J. Kim, Chairman of the ROM Board of Trustees and Robert E. Pierce, Chairman of the ROM Board of Governors will host the annual Chairs’ Reception at the Royal