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Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Royal Ontario Museum Records Another Banner Year in Attendance

TORONTO, April 16, 2019 — The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announced today that it welcomed an impressive 1.34 million visitors through the Museum’s doors in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. This
Mummies have captured our imagination throughout time. Inner coffin of Nestawedjat.
Exhibition

Egyptian Mummies

Who They Were. How They Lived. Mummies have captured our imagination throughout time. Uncover the secrets of six mummified individuals from ancient Egypt in this compelling exhibition from the British
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM Offers Free Nights at the Museum

TORONTO, April 4, 2019—The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce 3rd Monday Nights Free, a new initiative that invites visitors to experience the Museum free of charge, every third Monday
Exhibition

Spiders

Ignite your curiosity. Conquer your fears. Get up close and personal with one of the world’s most misunderstood creatures. Spiders are one of the most remarkable animals on the planet! They spin webs
A bat flying and behind it is a red background.
Exhibition

Bloodsuckers

See bloodsuckers in a whole new light in Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches. Featuring immersive experiences, larger-than-life installations, and interactive elements, this exhibition will answer your
Portrait of Sarah Fee
Associate Curator

Sarah Fee

Senior Curator, Global Fashion & Textiles
#iamascientist, Curator, Researcher

Jean-Bernard Caron

Richard M. Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology
owlet standing on branch
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Presenting our Winners of the 2018 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Inspired by the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, the Ontario-wide ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returned for a 4th year –with incredible prizes for both adult
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM Celebrates Opening of Treasures of a Desert Kingdom: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India with Charity Gala

Philanthropic community raises over $500,000 net in support of the Museum TORONTO, March 7, 2019 — On March 6, 2019, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) welcomed more than 500 special guests at the ROM
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Royal Ontario Museum Reunites Romano-Egyptian Mummy Portraits after more than 100 Years

TORONTO, February 28, 2019— After more than 100 years of separation, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is reuniting two extraordinarily well-preserved Fayum mummy portraits. The paintings will both be on
Tiles over an archway.
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Safavid Tile Arch Project III: The Palace of the Stables

Written by Lisa Golombek, Curator Emeritus (Islamic Art) There are thousands of tiles from the Safavid period in Iran (16 th-17 th centuries), and many monuments of this period preserve their splendid
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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March Break Adventures Await at the ROM

Special programming and activities run from March 9 to 17, 2019 TORONTO, February 26, 2019— Meet the researchers, scientists, and curators that bring the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) to life during
Mummy with an inserted portrait panel of a youth; 80–100 CE.
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A Romano-Egyptian Fayum mummy portrait comes back to ROM

Separated in 1912, two portraits are reunited after more than 100 years. The ROM’s recent acquisition of a Romano-Egyptian Fayum mummy portrait from the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa represents
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Six Centuries of Indian History Brought to Life at the Royal Ontario Museum

TORONTO, February 14, 2019 — On March 9, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) unveils an exhibition of rarely seen royal treasures from Marwar-Jodhpur, one of the largest former princely states in India
Illustration by Anker Odum
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ROM Entomologist Leaves An Intellectual Legacy

From a young age, Glenn Wiggins (1927–2013) was fascinated by “the little things that run the world.”* His love of insects led to a distinguished career as ROM curator of entomology and decades of