Opens August 14, 2021. Experience the unexpected in the North American debut of Breaking the Frame, featuring one of the earliest photographs taken by a female artist, unusual subject matter from the biggest names in photography, and portraits from photo studios in West Africa and India.
This exhibition is organized by Curatorial Exhibitions, Pasadena, California in association with the Solander Collection. | | Atlantic Whales and Vessel Strikes: Challenges and Opportunities | | August 17, 2021. Join the Canadian Whale Institute’s Senior Scientist, Moira Brown, in conversation with ROM’s Burton Lim and Jacqueline Miller, as they explore the threat to Great Whale populations from encounters with ocean-going vessels.
Online program, free with registration. Registration opens August 7, 2021.
| | ROMKids Virtual Family Workshops | | This summer, give your experts-in-training the opportunity to learn from our ROM experts, all without having to leave your home or backyard. From August 4 to September 3, fourteen fun-filled, one-day workshops take your kids straight to the learning source with interactive sessions, fun projects, experiments, outside activities and an afternoon Zoom hangout with the popular ROMKids team. | | Experts & Objects Coming Together to Celebrate Life | | Since the late 1980s, fantasy coffins from Ghana have received significant attention from curators and the art world, so much so that miniature coffins were developed in response. Join ROM’s Silvia Forni, Curator of Global Africa, as she shares fascinating insights into a miniature coffin in the shape of a chilli pepper. | | Attracting a mate is not easy, and for birds, it often involves elaborate courtship rituals to find the perfect partner. From waxwings to warblers, explore some of the unique courtship behaviours found in birds seen around Ontario. | |
A Bride Dances, around 1937. Vintage gelatin silver print. Emilio Amero, Mexico (1901 1976). Emilio Amero Estate, Courtesy of the Solander Collection.
North Atlantic Right Whale image © Mark Bias
A pair of Cedar Waxwings mid-courtship. Photograph by Mark Peck. | | For media inquiries, please contact media@rom.on.ca
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