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. | | Live event Wednesday, April 21; 4:00 - 5:00pm EDT Free on Zoom. RSVP Required.
Join ROM's Deborah Metsger and Mark Peck as they discuss the global importance of Earth Day initiatives, and explore opportunities for each of us to get involved in our local communities. | |
This year, on April 22, we're giving our time to go into our own neighbourhoods to help clean up our outdoor spaces in a safe and socially distanced way. And we invite all of you to safely do the same in your own neighbourhood. Grab your mask, gloves, a salad tong, and some garbage bags and help make a difference. After all, we all love dinosaurs, but we don't want to turn into one! | | Call for submissions
Calling all kids and teens.
Help the ROM create a portrait of life during the pandemic that reflects your unique experiences. Share your stories and perspectives through original, creative works of art and capture history while it's being made.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and it's had a profound effect on how you - kids and teens - learn, play, create, communicate, and so much more. You can help make sense of this moment and shape how it goes down in history - and how it will come to life in a new exhibition.
Submit your original artwork for a chance to be displayed in a new, crowd-sourced, ROM original exhibition this coming fall. | | 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, we take a closer look at fashion and design, from the avant-garde to the timelessly elegant. Watershed moments in history can be marked by distinct shifts in clothing, architecture, furniture, and decorative arts, as style takes the form of personal and public expression. Explore the dynamic interplay between fashion, culture, and nature through the works of pioneering designers and the influence of the natural world on the creative process. | | Experts & Objects
Deborah Metsger, Assistant Curator of Botany, discusses the exhibition Florals: Desire and Design, exploring a time when Europe became obsessed with flowers in their design. Metsger walks us through a period of European botanical discovery and the impact of those discoveries in the fashions of that era. | | ROM magazine
Interweaving design, art, and technology, the extraordinary designs of Dutch couturier, Iris van Herpen, push the boundaries of traditional fashion and craftsmanship. Van Herpen's garments bring viewers inside the friction-filled world of technology and nature that she herself inhabits. Her creations reveal what can be accomplished when you push the limits of haute couture, and her ground-breaking approach has attracted everyone from museum curators and ballet troupes to major celebrities like Bjork, Lady Gaga, and Beyonce. | | ROMKids Show
This time on the ROMKids Show we learn about all the ways the world transforms around us. We'll look at how planets formed billions of years ago, how volcanic eruptions make new islands, and the curious journey of how caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies. Then we'll make our own paper towel art butterfly! | | April 18 - 24, 2021
This week is National Volunteer Week, a time to salute the extraordinary community of volunteers who go above and beyond to make the Royal Ontario Museum a more vibrant, engaging, and inspiring place for visitors.
The ROM has over 1,300 volunteers who bring to life our vast collections, exhibitions, and programming and they continue to amaze us with their dedication and willingness to help, both behind the scenes and in our exhibitions, galleries, and public spaces.
We are grateful for their vital work and thank them for their valued support. | | Join a community looking to answer essential questions about our world.
The ROM plays an important role as a place of discovery, learning, and escape and your support through ROM membership will help ensure our ongoing research, preservation, and curatorial work continues.
As a ROM Member, you will receive unlimited free admission to galleries and special exhibitions all year long. Plus, enjoy exclusive previews of exhibitions, advance booking opportunities, discounts, and so much more.
Join today and receive 15% off* on new one-year levels with promo code ROMSAVE15. Your new membership will begin as soon as the ROM reopens. | | 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 May 31, 2021. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. To enquire about this offer by phone call 416.586.5700. | | All images courtesy of ROM unless otherwise noted. For 12 Months of Florals: Paeonia officinalis, Peony, G.van Kouwenhoven, c. 19th century. Image ©The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. For How Iris van Herpen Transformed the Fashion World: Photo of Iris van Herpen courtesy of Jean Baptiste Mondino and Iris van Herpen. For Membership: Image credit:@capturings.
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