Connect with the Museum this December

Exhibitions | ROM at Home | Membership In accordance with the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, the ROM is temporarily closed to the public, effective November 23. The health and safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors remains our top priority. We will continue to follow the recommendations of our public health officials and look forward to opening our doors again once it is safe and responsible to do so. Your Opinion Matters Dear Friends, The ROM is continually developing new and unique exhibitions, galleries, and programs that explore the areas of art, culture, and nature. We are currently developing a major new permanent gallery - the Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life - and would like your feedback. This short survey should take 8 to 10 minutes to complete. Your response will be anonymous and no personally identifiable information will be collected. The survey will close at 11:59 pm EST on Friday, December 18, 2020. You are an important part of the ROM community and we appreciate your voice in this process. Thank you in advance for your feedback. Take the survey Learn. Connect. Explore. While the ROM is temporarily closed, stay connected with ROM at Home. Featuring live discussions, topical Q&As, descriptive audio experiences, and behind-the-scenes videos from ROM curators and experts, ROM at Home opens the doors to the Museum with programming that is accessible through our website and social media channels. Explore now ROM Speaks Encore WPY Keynote: Photo Ark with Joel Sartore The Photo Ark - Joel Sartore's ongoing photographic record of animal species offers a rare chance to look our fellow creatures directly in the eye and appreciate their beauty, grace, and intelligence. Joel Sartore is a photographer, speaker, author, teacher, conservationist, National Geographic fellow, and a regular contributor to National Geographic magazine. Watch now Experts & Objects Birdstones What are these objects, commonly found in the Great Lakes region, and what were they used for? Craig Cipolla, Vettoretto Curator of North American Archaeology, talks about Birdstones from the ROM's collections and the work he's conducting to better understand these beautiful and mysterious artifacts.  Watch now Mark the year with a special gift of the ROM Support the ROM by giving the gift of Membership  The ROM plays an important role as a place of discovery, learning and escape and the gift of a ROM membership will help ensure our ongoing research, preservation and curatorial work continues. This holiday season welcome your family and friends into a community looking to answer essential questions about our world.   Purchase your gift membership before December 31, 2020 and receive one extra month with promo code: ROMGIFT20.  Find out more Terms & Conditions: *Offer only valid on select new one-year ROM Family, ROM Dual and ROM Individual memberships purchased online with promo code. Excludes Patrons, Circle and two-year membership levels. Offer subject to change without notice. Offer expires December 31, 2020. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. To enquire about this offer by phone call 416.586.5700. Shop the ROM Boutique  While the Museum's doors may be temporarily closed, our flagship Bloor Street store is open for online and telephone order shopping. ROM Boutique offers a unique collection of home decor and gifts themed to art, culture, and nature that reflect the beauty and diversity of our galleries and exhibitions. Shop the online boutique for distinctive, one-of-a-kind gifts for family, friends, or even a little something for yourself during these extraordinary times. Both shipping and curbside pickup are available. Shop now Support the ROM with a Year-End Donation As we celebrate the season of giving, we hope you will consider supporting your Museum with a charitable donation. Make a gift before December 31st to receive a 2020 charitable tax receipt. Donations of $300 or $25/month will be eligible for recognition on our Donor Celebration Wall in the heart of the Museum. Donate now The Nutcracker in the City As part of a new video series, The Nutcracker in the City, our favourite holiday hero visited the ROM and explored the world of Egyptian mummies, danced with Winnie-the-Pooh, and made some dinosaur friends. View his visit here. Enjoy The Nutcracker from the comfort of your home this holiday season. Find out more All images courtesy of ROM unless otherwise noted. For the survey image: Artistic reconstruction of Gyaltsenglossus senis. The foreground illustration shows Gyaltsenglossus as it would appear while motile. The background illustrates the posture of the animal while attached to the sea floor during suspension feeding. Illustrated by Emily S. Damstra, © Royal Ontario Museum. For ROM Speaks Encore: Photo of Joel Sartore courtesy of Joel Sartore. For Gift Membership: Image credit:  @canadiankas For media inquiries, please contact media@rom.on.ca The ROM is an agency of the Government of Ontario.  You are receiving this email because you expressly consented to receive ecommunications from romnews@rom.on.ca or because you have a recent business relationship with the ROM. Please add romnews@rom.on.ca to your address book to ensure we land in your inbox. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of this email.   View as Webpage

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