At Home with the ROM this January

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. ROM at Home opens the doors to the Museum with programming - live discussions, topical Q&As, descriptive audio experiences, and behind-the-scenes videos from ROM curators and experts - all accessible through our website and social media channels. This month, ROM at Home takes a closer look at race and identity expressed through art. Explore now Curator Conversations Chintz Today: Breathing New Life into Traditional Textile Design Wednesday, January 27, 2021; 4:00 - 5:00 pm Free on Zoom. RSVP Required Contemporary chintz artist Renuka Reddy of Bengaluru, India chats with the ROM's Sarah Fee as they explore the exciting innovations taking place today in India's unique art of painting cottons using the kalam pen and natural dyes. Register now January 21 - Ask ROM Anything with Emma Nishimura Learn more ROM Speaks Encore Being Japanese Canadian: Opening Program Watch Grammy-nominated Japanese Canadian flutist Ron Korb and Japanese Canadian author and playwright Terry Watada in a spoken word and musical performance to celebrate the opening of ROM-original exhibition Being Japanese Canadian: reflections on a broken world. Watch now Object Highlight Racism in a Can We highlight how an object in the ROM’s collections calls attention to the rejection of Wisconsin Ojibwe treaty rights and illustrates how a beer can became a symbol of intolerance. Learn more Artist Profile Spirit of the Conifer by Walter Sunahara How do our stories shape our artistic expression? Walter Sunahara's visually-striking paintings contemplate his childhood memories of WW2 internment in the remote interior of British Columbia where the camp sat below a brooding conifer-covered mountain. Read more Article The Mysterious Family Life of the Sabre-Toothed Tiger Like many of today's millennials, adolescent Sabre-Toothed Cats stayed with family longer than expected, recent research conducted by the ROM and the University of Toronto shows. Read now Become a Member and Save Enjoy free unlimited admission to ROM galleries and special exhibitions, plus exclusive benefits all year long. Join now All images courtesy of ROM unless otherwise noted. For Mysterious Family Life of the Sabre-Toothed Tiger, illustration of Smilodon fatalis cubs playing together by Danielle Dufault, © Royal Ontario Museum. 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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