Talks | Royal Ontario Museum

Jameel Jaffer and Charles Stenkievich ©Lisa Milosavijevic

Curious about art, culture, and nature? Learn why these topics matter within and beyond Museum walls. Talks at ROM offer engaging moments of thought-provoking learning with experts and objects from, and inspired by, collections in the Museum. Upcoming talks are identified as either at ROM or Online. All are Free with RSVP.

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(left) Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul, Korea. (middle) Jogakbo (Wrapping Cloth), Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1998.57, Gift of Mrs. Ann Witte; (right) Shin Min, Part-time Workers in Downward Dog Pose, 2014. Photo by Hyo Seop Jeong. Image courtesy of the artist.

From the Edge: Contemporary Korean Culture

Riza ʿAbbasi, “Kneeling youth offering coffee.” Tehran, Golestan Palace Library, Ms. 1668 (Muraqqaʿ-i Gulistan or Gulshan), fol. 37.

From Courtyards to Coffee Houses: The Painted Worlds of Isfahan

Dzikamunhenga 5, 2022 Mixed Media 170 x 92 x 67 cm 66 7_8 x 36 1_4 x 26 3_8 in

Black Market Sound - Sound and Resistance in the Art of Masimba Hwati

A rock being held in front of nature.

50 years of Discovery: Burgess Shale Research at ROM

Imagining a Modern City

Canada’s Critical Minerals – Investing in a Sustainable Economy AND Climate

Redback female with two males (one dead following copulatory cannibalism, one courting) Photo credit: Ken Jones

As the Web Turns - Exploring the Complicated World of Black Widow Spiders

(left) Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul, Korea. (middle) Jogakbo (Wrapping Cloth), Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1998.57, Gift of Mrs. Ann Witte; (right) Shin Min, Part-time Workers in Downward Dog Pose, 2014. Photo by Hyo Seop Jeong. Image courtesy of the artist.

From the Edge: Contemporary Korean Culture

Riza ʿAbbasi, “Kneeling youth offering coffee.” Tehran, Golestan Palace Library, Ms. 1668 (Muraqqaʿ-i Gulistan or Gulshan), fol. 37.

From Courtyards to Coffee Houses: The Painted Worlds of Isfahan

Dzikamunhenga 5, 2022 Mixed Media 170 x 92 x 67 cm 66 7_8 x 36 1_4 x 26 3_8 in

Black Market Sound - Sound and Resistance in the Art of Masimba Hwati

A rock being held in front of nature.

50 years of Discovery: Burgess Shale Research at ROM

Imagining a Modern City

Canada’s Critical Minerals – Investing in a Sustainable Economy AND Climate

Redback female with two males (one dead following copulatory cannibalism, one courting) Photo credit: Ken Jones

As the Web Turns - Exploring the Complicated World of Black Widow Spiders

David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes ©Deirdre Leowinata

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Tour of the Samuel European Galleries

Free with Museum admission, daily tours are offered to the public by trained volunteer Docents. Tours include general Museum tours, and specific gallery tours. Tours of special exhibitions are surcharged.

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Signature Hunts and Tours

Discover ROM like never before with our uniquely themed scavenger hunts and tours! Team up with fellow museum lovers, solve clever clues, and uncover fascinating stories as you explore the galleries in a whole new way. Join one of our guided tours to dive deeper into the collections, hear insider stories, and experience the Museum from a fresh perspective. Enjoy a fun, interactive adventure that brings ROM to life.

Tours

Enjoy guided Museum tours exclusively for Members on themes from climate change to ancient civilizations.

Tour of the Samuel European Galleries

Free with Museum admission, daily tours are offered to the public by trained volunteer Docents. Tours include general Museum tours, and specific gallery tours. Tours of special exhibitions are surcharged.

Image of the golden rotunda ceiling at ROM

Signature Hunts and Tours

Discover ROM like never before with our uniquely themed scavenger hunts and tours! Team up with fellow museum lovers, solve clever clues, and uncover fascinating stories as you explore the galleries in a whole new way. Join one of our guided tours to dive deeper into the collections, hear insider stories, and experience the Museum from a fresh perspective. Enjoy a fun, interactive adventure that brings ROM to life.

Tours

Enjoy guided Museum tours exclusively for Members on themes from climate change to ancient civilizations.

ROM Members examing exbihition wall