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ANCIENT CULTURES

FOSSILS & EVOLUTION

CANADA

TEXTILES & FASHIONS

BIODIVERSITY

EARTH & SPACE

CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

WORLD ART & CULTURE

MeMbershipUnlimited FREE entry to the ROM and major exhibitions. Discounts in ROM stores and restaurants.

DiningDruxy’s ROM Cafe features delicious sandwiches and salads, as well as burgers, pizzas and other grilled and hot foods that provide healthy, affordable choices for the whole family.

shoppingA truly unique shopping experience featuring a wide variety of exclusive items based on the ROM’s vast collections and extraordinary exhibitions.Fun, educational and family-friendly! Level 2, by the Bat Cave and ROM Boutique on Level 1.

shop online at www.rom.on.ca

AccessThe ROM is committed to accessibility for all visitors. For information on access at the ROM, please ask at the Admissions Desk, or visit www.rom.on.ca. Wheelchairs are available at the coat check on a first-come, first-served basis.

Large print plans are available at the admissions desk.

roM Wi·FiThis is a new service, we look forward to your feedback, please reach out to us at: [email protected]

scopiFYroMExplore ROM artifacts throughout the museum with this app, free through www.scopify.com

DAilY Tours FRee with admission. Led by our ROM Docents. Meet by the Tour sign in Gloria Chen Court.

MuseuM eTiqueTTeExplore, discover, investigate, and make the most of your experience at the ROM with these tips and guidelines.

• Help protect and preserve the Museum’s collection by not touching objects. Specially selected objects available to touch are clearly marked.

• Smile! While non-commercial photography – and selfies! – are permitted in select areas where indicated, camera stands and lighting attachments are prohibited.

• Be kind! The Museum is an environment where individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and the ROM does not tolerate any form of abuse, harassment, or discrimination.

Visitors who do not follow Museum policies may be held responsible for any damage to the ROM’s property and/or artifacts.

Thank you for your cooperation and enjoy your visit with us!

Ancient cyprus _________________ 3Bronze Age AegeAn _______________ 3ByzAntium _____________________ 3chinA ________________________ 1egypt ________________________ 3greece _______________________ 3 JApAn ________________________ 1KoreA ________________________ 1middle eAst ____________________ 3nuBiA ________________________ 3rome ________________________ 3south AsiA _____________________ 3

cAnAdA ________________________1cAnAdA: First peoples ______________1

eArth’s treAsures ________________ 2Gems & Gold · minerals · mininG ·canadian mininG Hall of fame

textiles And costume ______________ 4

AFricA, the AmericAs And AsiA-pAciFic __ 3chinA ________________________ 1chinese Architecture _____________ 1 chinese sculpture _______________ 1 discovery gAllery _______________ 2europe: evolution oF style _________ 3europe: themes And collections ______ 3

arms & armour · Judaica · art deco · metalWorK · Glass · culture and conteXt rooms

JApAn _________________________ 1KoreA ________________________ 1middle eAst ____________________ 3south AsiA _____________________ 3

dinosAurs _____________________ 2mAmmAls _____________________ 2

BAt cAve ______________________ 2 Biodiversity: liFe in crisis __________ 2Birds ________________________ 2hAnds-on Biodiversity ____________ 2

AMENITIES LEvEL

druxy’s rom cAFé _____________________________ cAFéeAton theAtre _________________________________B1leArning centre ________________________________ 1lunch room (home-pAcKed lunches And vending mAchines) _________ B1

LEvEL

rom BoutiQue _________________________________ 1rom Kids BoutiQue ______________________________ 2studio _____________________________________ B1

WeLCOMe WHeRe iN THe WORLd WOuLd YOu LiKe TO GO?

level level

MAnAging DirecTorsSadia Zaman, Managing director, ROM Canada @szamancanadadave ireland, Managing director, ROM Biodiversity @davehirelandAnn Webb, Managing director, ROM Contemporary Culture @AnnMWebbMarianne Mader, Managing director, ROM earth & Space, and ROM Fossils & evolutions @MarianneMader Sascha Priewe, Managing director, ROM Ancient Cultures, ROM World Art & Culture, and ROM Textiles & Fashions @saschapriewe

Korea

China

ChineseSculpture

ChineseArchitecture

Japan

ThorsellSpiritHouse

ROM Boutique

Main entrance

BLOOR ST

Canada:First Peoples

Gloria Chen Court

Samuel Hall Currelly GalleryRotunda

Canada

West Stairs Levels 1, 2, 3, Café

LeveL 1

CanadianSpecialexhibitions

First PeoplesSpecialexhibitions

Asian Specialexhibitions

MAiN eNTRANCe

entrAnce to

Get to druxy‘s ROM Café via the Restaurant elevator on Level 1.

ROM Boutique is on Level 1. ROM Kids Boutique is on Level 2 by the Bat Cave.

Get to the Lunch Room on Level B1 via the Main elevators or the Rotunda elevator.

Members enjoy 10% discount on all shop and restaurant purchases.

Weston Fam

ily Wing

Hilary and Galen Weston W

ing

Michael Lee-Chin Crystal

Restaurant elevator Level 1, Café

Rotunda elevator Levels B1, 1, 2, 3

West elevator Levels 1, 2, 3

Main elevators Levels B2, B1, 1, 2, 3, 4

Stair of Wonders Levels B2, 1, 2, 3, 4

Totem Pole Stairs Levels B1, 1, 2, 3

STAY CONNECTED WITH ALL THE ROM ACTIvITIES

AND NEWS

@ROMToronto @ROM_Canada

Chen: Senior Curator, Ancient

Chinese Archaeology @DrChenShen_ROM





LeveL 2

Hands-onBiodiversity

Bat Cave

Birds

discovery Gallery

ROM Kids Boutique

Mammals

dinosaursdinosaurs

Level 2 Special exhibitions

Bronfman Hall

(special events only)

Biodiversity: Life in CrisisRotundaMezzanine

earth’s Treasures

Weston Fam

ily Wing


ing




West Stairs Levels 1, 2, 3, CaféMain elevators

Levels B2, B1, 1, 2, 3, 4



FIND OUT WHAT’S FLYING, FALLING,

CRAWLING, CLIMBING, SWIMMING, STALKING

AT THE ROM

@ROMBiodiversity

@ROMLearning

@ROMPalaeo

@ROMEarthSci

Katherine: Minerology & Geology Technician

@geokatgirl

Brad: Ornithology database Technician

@B_Millen

dave: vertebrate Palaeontology Curator

@DavidE_ROM

doug: entomology Senior Curator

@DouglasCurrie1

Burton: Mammalogy Assistant Curator

@BurtonLim

dave: Palaeobiology Assistant Curator @RudkinDave





europe:evolution of Style

eaton Court

europe:Themes and Collections

europeanSpecial exhibitions

Middle east/South Asia Special exhibitions

Africa, the Americas& Asia-Pacific

Middle east

South Asia

egypt

NubiaRome

Bronze AgeAegean

AncientCyprus

Byzantium

Centre Block

Greece

LeveL 3

Weston Fam

ily Wing


ing








DISCOvER WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY,

AND HOW WITH ROM EXPERTS ON CULTURE

@ROMAncient @ROM_WorldArt

April: New World Archaeology Technician

@aprilsmuseum

deepali: South Asian Art Senior Curator@DeepaliDewan

Silvia: African Art & Culture Curator

@silforni

Justin: Curator, New World Archaeology

@JustinMJennings

NovEMBER 21, 2015 - MaRch 20, 2016

Wildlife PhotograPher of the Year

Textiles and Costume

Roloff Beny Gallery

LeveL 4








STAY CONNECTED WITH ALL THE ROM ACTIvITIES

AND NEWS

@ROMTextiles @ROMContemporary

May 9, 2015 – May 23, 2016

¡ViVa MÉXiCo!CLOTHING AND CULTURE

SchoolGroup

Reception

President’s Choice School entrance

LunchRoom

Studio

Studio

eaton Theatre

lunch rooM Did you bring your lunch today?Dining tables and healthy snack and drink vending machines are available here.

LeveL B1





Weston Fam

ily Wing


ing




SEE WHAT THE COOL KIDS ARE UP TO

@ROMkids

Garfield Weston exhibition Hall

exhibitionBoutique

LeveL B2 MAJOReXHiBiTiONS






JUNE 13, 2015 To JaNUaRy 3, 2016

PoMPeii iN the ShadoW of the VolCaNo#RoMpeii



CAFÉ LeveL

Druxy's ROM Cafe features delicious sandwiches and salads, as well as burgers, pizzas and other grilled and hot foods that provide healthy, affordable choices for the whole family.

looKing For The cAFÉ?Access via the Restaurant Elevator on Level 1 in Chen Court at the tail end of the big dinosaur, or use the West Stairs on Levels 1,2 and 3.





Restaurant elevator Level 1, Café


IF THE FOOD WAS ANY FRESHER THEY’D HAvE

TO CALL IT A FARM

@Druxys

ENJOY YOUR vISIT

Enjoy the ROM! Welcome to the ROM, one of the world’s leading museums of natural history and world cultures. Inside the ROM you’ll find more than six million unique objects. To make it easier for you to discover all that the ROM offers, we’ve introduced eight Centres of Discovery: Ancient Cultures, Biodiversity, Contemporary Culture, Canada, Earth & Space, Fossils & Evolution, Textiles & Fashions and World Art & Culture. Each Centre focuses on one theme and connects you to our curators and experts, the latest research and more so you can get the most from your ROM visit. You can extend your ROM visit by connecting with us online. You’ll receive the latest updates on new discoveries, find out about our programs and events and get exciting exhibition announcements. @ROMToronto @ROMkids

facebook.com/royalontariomuseumwww.rom.on.ca I hope after your visit you’ll share your favourite ROM memory or story with your friends and family. And I hope you’ll plan a return visit to see us soon. Enjoy your visit to the ROM! Mark Engstrom, Interim Director and CEO, Royal Ontario Museum

MEMBERShIPMuCH MORe TO diSCOveR With a ROM Membership you can come back as many times as you like for free! Join today and we will apply the cost of your admission to your Membership. Visit the admissions desk to join now. Member benefits include:

· Unlimited free entry to the permanent collections and special exhibitions · Discounts in ROM stores and restaurants · Member previews of new galleries and major exhibitions · Free general admission to select Canadian museums · Discounts on programs, events and lectures · ROM Magazine delivered to your door · Monthly e-newsletters with special offers and discounts

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