Member Events & Exchange Weekends
Member Evening

A group of ROM Members around a table with instuctor holding a specimen

Date

Thursday, Jul 3, 2025 18:30

Registration Opens

Thursday, Jun 5, 2025 10:00

Admission

Member: Free Caregiver: Free

Audience

Adults
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Join us for a special Members-only evening on Thursday, July 3, 2025! Enjoy exclusive after-hours access to captivating exhibitions and galleries, and discover the fascinating research led by ROM experts. Bring a guest along to enjoy live music, delicious food stations, and drinks from our cash bar. It’s the perfect chance to connect with fellow Members, celebrate art, culture, and nature, and make unforgettable memories. 

Please arrive early to allow sufficient time for security screening at the entrance.

See Current Exhibitions

Black and white archival image showing train tracks in the foreground leading into the distance towards the entrance to the Auschwitz camp.
Exhibition

Auschwitz.
Not long ago. Not far away.

An unprecedented exhibition that examines the history and legacy of Auschwitz. Created by Nazi Germany, the most significant site of the Holocaust, Auschwitz, was not a single entity. It gradually became a system of camps that combined two functions: a concentration camp and a killing centre in which some 1 million Jews — and tens of thousands of others, including Poles, Romani people, and Soviet POWs — were detained and murdered in a systematic and industrialized fashion. This powerful exhibition, which arrives in Toronto just ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on
Projection of a planet with a silhouette of a man with his hands in the air looking at a large projection of a planet
Exhibition

Nature in Brilliant Colour

Marvel at the power of colour in the natural world. Anywhere you look in nature, colour holds meaning. From the fiery reds of warning to the soothing blues of calm waters, Nature in Brilliant Colour will take you on a kaleidoscopic journey through the vibrant hues of our planet. Awaken your senses, and have your perception forever altered, as you make your way through a series of spaces, each dedicated to a colour of the rainbow. Through over 200 specimens, photo-worthy projections, and shifting soundscapes, this exhibition promises to be a transformative experience that will deepen
Diana, and three nymphs, hunt deer with spears and dogs.
Exhibition

Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools
300 Years of Flemish Masterworks

The Southern Netherlands — better known today as Flanders — was home to revolutionary artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck, Hans Memling, and others. These extraordinary painters found new ways to depict reality, portray humanity, and tell stories that created parallels to their world then - and to our world today. This large-scale exhibition, featuring over 80 stunning art works and objects — medieval, Renaissance, and baroque paintings, sculptures and more — offers a doorway into the Southern Netherlands of 1400 to 1700, a dynamic environment where new artistic genres and

Speak with ROM Experts

See real dinosaur specimens not on display.

Explore fascinating fungi specimens, observe their natural appearance, and discover how they create color.

See some of the largest birds and mammals in the world and learn about the genetic work being done on them.

Play a fun game and match real critical minerals to the everyday objects they help create and discover the hidden connections between what we use and what the Earth provides, and how essential these materials are to our world.

See parts of a new, spectacularly curated donation of over 12000 insect specimens.

Activities & Tours

See fascinating specimens from the ROM vaults.

Unwind with adult coloring and enter a contest for a chance to win a prize.

Play a fun game of Trivia-ROM Style and show off your knowledge of art, culture, and nature as our quiz master fires off questions about Canada’s most visited museum.

Discover the Gallery of China in a new light with an engaging mini tour.

Embark on a fascinating mini tour of the Dawn of Life Gallery.

Elevate your experience of Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks with an exclusive mini tour.
All tours run at: 7:00 pm, 7:25 pm, 7:50 pm, 8:15 pm, and 8:40 pm.

Treat Yourself

Enjoy a one-night special 30% discount at ROM Boutique and the temporary Nature in Brilliant Colour Boutique.

A store display wall showing assorted items including t-shirts, stuffies, homewares, and sculptures.

Enjoy a Bite to Eat or a Drink

Grab a meal at one of our food stations, enjoy wine, beer, cider, non-alcoholic cocktails, or beer from the cash bar, or grab complimentary chips, popcorn, or soft drinks from the bar.*

Rules & Guidelines

*Food and Cash bars close at 9:00 pm or while stalks last. Ticket sales close at 8:45 pm. $10 per food item. $10 per drink ticket. Credit/Debit only.

Photography Disclaimer: Attendees of the Member Evening may be photographed or filmed during the event. Please be advised by attending this event, guests grant ROM and it’sits authorized representatives the right to use and publish any photographs or image of their likeliness.

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