Royal Ontario Museum

Information

Location:
Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6
Phone:
416.586.8000
Mon - Thurs:
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Fri:
10:00 am - 9:30 pm
Sat - Sun:
10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Extended Info

On Now: Housepaint, Phase 2: Shelter
Until July 5, 2009

Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Paintings from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Until September 7, 2009

Out of the Vaults: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
Until October 18, 2009


 

Coming Soon: Opening June 27, 2009
Dead Sea Scrolls


 

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June 27, 2009 to January 3, 2010
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century – the earliest record of biblical patriarchs and prophets known to Judaism...
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Time:10:00AM Saturday, June 27th
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Royal Ontario Museum Opening on June 27, take a peek at the Dead Sea Scrolls Words that Changed the World video preview.

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Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World is on display from June 27, 2009 to January 3, 2010 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see one of the ...
Ray
Ray
WOW impresive, I've to go to the ROM
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Royal Ontario Museum A. J. Jacobs' lecture is now available online! His humourous and personal discussion is the second lecture in the Director's Signature Series.

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For three evenings of discussion and debate, noted authors and thinkers analyze the Ten Commandments and share their ideas for a moral code for our own time. Listen to A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible.
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Royal Ontario Museum This evening A. J. Jacobs, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, speaks at the ROM. Tickets still available!

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A.J. Jacobs is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible for which he attempted to abide by the hundreds ...
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Royal Ontario Museum Don't forget to get your tickets to the remaining Director's Signature Series lectures. The Ten Commandments debate continues next week and tickets are selling fast! http://www.rom.on.ca/scrolls/lectures_b1.php

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Royal Ontario Museum This evening Christopher Hitchens offers his take on the Ten Commandments in the first of the ROM's three Director’s Signature Series lectures. Tonight's lecture is already sold out, but you can hear an interview with Hitchens on CBC Radio's Q at 10 pm or check out Q's blog at: http://tinyurl.com/qh5l52.

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Exploring art and entertainment
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Royal Ontario Museum The Revolution of Photography 1839-2009, Sunday May 31 @ 1:30 pm.
For the CONTACT Photography Festival, join Brian Musselwhite (ROM), Maia Sutnick (AGO), and Robert Burley (Ryerson University) as they discuss the history of photography and how photos fit into the world today.

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What do photographs depict and what is photography’s impact on social and political change? Investigate how innovations in photography have altered how photographs are made and consumed - and how they continue to affect our daily lives. ...
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Royal Ontario Museum updated its Extended Info.

On Now now includes Housepaint, Phase 2: Shelter Until July 5, 2009 Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Paintings from the Mactaggart Art Collection Until September 7, 2009 Out of the Vaults: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead Until October 18, 2009 .
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Royal Ontario Museum Take a peek inside the ROM's Artists Studio and discover how the models on display in the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity were created.

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Come and have a look behind the scenes in the Artists Studio at the Royal Ontario Museum. See how the artists at the ROM created models for the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity.
Eve-Lynn
Eve-Lynn
Must have a look at this clip; saw the Gallery yesterday and were awed by the models. Great work!
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Royal Ontario Museum Live from the Bug Room! Check out ROM's new webcam: http://www.rom.on.ca/schad/insects.php

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Schad Gallery of Biodiversity at the ROM | Opening May 16 2009
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Royal Ontario Museum Nature Week kicks off on Saturday! There's tons of fun family events bringing the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity to the forefront of the Museum as nature takes over the ROM! See the schedule: http://www.rom.on.ca/nature

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Royal Ontario Museum Nature takes over the ROM! The Schad Gallery of Biodiversity opens on Saturday. http://www.rom.on.ca/schad/

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Schad Gallery of Biodiversity at the ROM | Opening May 16 2009
Francesca
Francesca
It's going to be wonderful!
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Royal Ontario Museum The Schad Gallery of Biodiversity doesn't open until May 16, but we're now on Twitter! Get our eco-updates at: http://twitter.com/greenrom

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The Young Patrons' Circle welcomes keynote speaker Michael Lee-Chin to Lunch with Leaders.
Chairman of Portland Holdings, Inc., cornerstone donor to Renaissance ROM Campaign, and ROM Governor, Mr. Lee-Chin is a visionary in his industry, an iconic philanthropist and...
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Time:11:45AM Monday, May 4th
Location:c5 Restaurant Lounge, Royal Ontario Museum
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Royal Ontario Museum ROM to Unveil New Digital Initiatives. Read more at: http://tiny.cc/MASYR

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Royal Ontario Museum The potential discovery of Cleopatra's tomb is making headlines -- now learn about the ROM's own Cleopatra mystery. http://tiny.cc/nrDSG

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Royal Ontario Museum Ever wonder what's it's really like to be a turkey, a sheep or an armadillo? Preview some of the animal cams that will be shown in the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity, opening May 16. http://tiny.cc/3Nvfa

Jean
Jean
Theyr'e telepathic....
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Royal Ontario Museum This rare, longnecked sauropod skeleton is the largest mounted dinosaur in Canada at 90 feet long. Learn more about the Barosaurus at: http://tinyurl.com/clgh7w

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Acclaimed artist and passionate environmentalist
Saturday, April 18, 2-3:15 pm Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist and passionate environmentalist, Robert Bateman is dedicated to improving our troubled relationship w...
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Time:2:00PM Saturday, April 18th
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Royal Ontario Museum The Ming Tomb, found in the ROM Gallery of Chinese Architecture, is one of the Museum's iconic treasures. See why at http://tiny.cc/V4BM5!

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Royal Ontario Museum Nature is taking over the ROM this spring! Watch the trailer for the new Schad Gallery of Biodiversity at http://www.youtube.com/royalontariomuseum. Opens May 16

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Royal Ontario Museum updated its Extended Info.

On Now now includes March is Egypt Month Housepaint, Phase 2: Shelter Until July 5, 2009 * Join the Housepaint Facebook Group .
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Royal Ontario Museum Ancient Ukraine, like Diamonds, is not forever... both exhibitions close on March 22.

Mike
Mike
No line ups with a membership!
Janine
Janine
Membership is great, but March Break can make things busy and it's last weekend for Diamonds. It was great though and managed a quick glance at Book of the Dead through the crowds.
Edward
Edward
I was there last Thursday, spent 15 minutes with the Book of the Dead and then beat a hasty retreat from the crowd of kids!
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Royal Ontario Museum launched a new homepage for its birthday! It features a new design and compelling video content. Check it out: http://www.rom.on.ca/index.php

Janine
Janine
I agree with you totally!
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Royal Ontario Museum is 95 years old today! On March 19, 1914 the Duke of Connaught, then Governor-General of Canada, opened the ROM to the public for the first time.

Janine
Janine
Saw the Diamond Exhibit yesterday. It was great! I'd forgotten how bad it is to go during March Break! Yikes!! Glad I didn't miss it though.
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Royal Ontario Museum Hundreds of fossil fragments pieced together to reveal a 500 million-year-old monster predator in ROM collections! Read more at: http://tiny.cc/D168N

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Royal Ontario Museum The microsite for the Dead Sea Scrolls is live. The exhibition opens June 27, take a peek at www.rom.on.ca/scrolls.

Janine
Janine
Will be sure to see this!
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Royal Ontario Museum Street artist, Elicser Elliot, is installing the freshly painted Hug Me Tree at the ROM as part of Housepaint, Phase 2: Shelter. More at: housepaint.typepad.com