Region: Greater Toronto & Hamilton

From towering dinosaur skeletons to awe-inspiring contemporary paintings, ROM is home to more than 13.5 million artworks, artifacts, and specimens from around the world and across the ages. So, it should be no surprise ROM is also the most visited museum in Canada.

Don’t miss our FREE* 45-minute English and French tours. Tours start at the hour from 11am to 2pm daily.

*FREE with General Admission

Tour Descriptions

Museum Highlights
Explore the wonders of ROM. In a 45-minute tour that brings iconic objects to life, you’ll enjoy highlights of arts, culture and nature… throughout the world and throughout time.

Descriptions des visites

Les trésors du musée
Explorez les merveilles du ROM. La visite donne vie à des objets emblématiques à la croisée de l’art, de la culture et de la nature et ce à travers le monde et à travers le temps. Elle vous donnera aussi une bonne idée de l’ampleur des collections du musée.

Offered each year from May to October, rain or shine, each walk combines the excitement of exploring diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods with the expertise of knowledgeable guides and the adventure of learning. There are many neighbourhoods to explore, each with its own story to tell. Stories that speak to history, people, architecture, arts, and much more.

Free, Plus, and Private Group ROMWalks are available to the general public. Member Exclusive ROMWalks are also available to ROM Members.

ROMWalks are free and require no registration. Simply turn up at a walk’s starting point and look for the ROMWalks umbrella. Free walks are scheduled on Sundays at 2pm and Wednesdays at 6pm.

Private Group ROMWalks are perfect for clubs, corporate and community groups, out-of-town visitors, or large gatherings of friends and family. These walks can be scheduled for any available day and time. Cost is $10 per person with a group minimum of $100. Email groupsales@rom.on.ca for more information.

Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum
May 9-August 3, 2024

This exhibition, comprising signature series along with new works, celebrates the career of Canadian artist Ken Lum, winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Photography Award. Lum is internationally known for his conceptualist and often humorous approach, which draws on methods from cultural and social studies, semiology, psychoanalysis, and political philosophy. The artist’s impactful practice utilizes photography to investigate the relationship between language and representation in the public space. By doing so, Lum critically challenges the social hierarchies and dominant narratives related to identity, class, and gender that are always at play in capitalist and postcolonial societies.

Related Public Programs
Artist Talk: Ken Lum
Monday, May 6, 2024 | 6 pm
The Image Centre, 33 Gould St., Toronto
Lecture Room IMA-307 (third floor)
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
Special Exhibition Tour | Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum
Gaëlle Morel and Dan Adler (York University)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 6 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit:
Ken Lum, Thanh Thuy Vu, Jänner, Gabi Petrikovic, Februar, Hamila De Souza, März, Manfred Klumpp, April, from the series Schnitzel Company, 2004–2023, inkjet prints. Courtesy of Magenta Plains Gallery, New York/Royale Projects, Los Angeles

Clarissa Tossin: Streamlined: Belterra, Amazônia/Alberta, Michigan
May 9-August 3, 2024

Streamlined: Belterra, Amazônia / Alberta, Michigan positions moving images of nearly identical Ford Motor Company towns in dialogue with one another. The left side of the video moves across Belterra, a rubber plantation village in the Amazon forest, while the right shows Alberta, a sawmill town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Both were built at the same time in 1935 for the purposes of producing rubber and wood for the manufacturing of the Model T in the United States. Depicting the two towns in parallel, the work focuses in and out of residential buildings, tree harvests, moments of daily life and natural landscapes. Articulating the tensions between simulacrum and authenticity that inform these pre-planned communities, Tossin’s use of mirroring across disparate but deeply linked geographies both establishes and unsettles a sense of space and place. Ultimately, Streamlined offers a subtle inquiry into the histories of globalized production and their material and social residues.

Related Public Programs
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
Special Exhibition Tour: Streamlined: Belterra, Amazônia / Alberta, Michigan
Noa Bronstein
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | 6 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit:
Clarissa Tossin, Streamlined: Belterra, Amazônia / Alberta, Michigan (still), 2013, two-channel video. Courtesy of the artist

Hypervisibility: Early Photography and Privacy in North America, 1839–1900
May 9–August 3, 2024

University Gallery
Guest Curators: Sarah Parsons and Frances Dorenbaum
Given the current ubiquity of cameras and the broad circulation of photographs in this digital age, photography can be understood as a threat to privacy. But even in its earliest forms—from daguerreotypes, cartes de visite, and stereographs to commercial advertising—the medium triggered both excitement and concerns about heightened visibility. Photography carried various risks and rewards based on gender, race, class, and disability. This exhibition considers some of those aspects as it traces the fascinating interrelated and overlooked histories of photography and privacy in the nineteenth century.
This exhibition draws on research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Public Programs
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
Curator in Conversation: Privacy, Visibility, and Early Photography
Sarah Parsons (York University) and Zeynep Gürsel (Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | 6 pm
Special Exhibition Tour: Hypervisibility
Frances Dorenbaum
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | 6 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Centre:
City of New York, [Broadside for the capture of William C. Murray and Ada Shreve], 1873, ink on paper with two albumen prints (wanted poster). Courtesy of the Nova Scotia Archives

Working Machines: Postwar America Through Werner Wolff’s Commercial Photography
May 9–June 15, 2024
Student Gallery
Drawing from the Werner Wolff Archive held at The Image Centre, the exhibition and accompanying publication Working Machines explore the practice of a commercial photographer in postwar America. Wolff’s images of workers, commodities, and urban landscapes document the accelerated rise of capitalism through massive industrialization and consumerism in the 1950s and 1960s. The project illuminates the historical conditions and aesthetic of a practice rarely considered in the history of photography, one of a “generalist” photographer working for a variety of clients, including the illustrated press, the advertising industry, and the corporate sector.
This exhibition was organized by the 2023–2024 second-year students of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Film Photography Preservation and Collections Management program. All prints and materials included in this exhibition are from the Werner Wolff Archive and the Black Star Collection, The Image Centre.
Public Programs
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit: Werner Wolff, [Untitled], date unknown, gelatin silver print. The Black Star Collection, The Image Centre © The Family of Werner Wolff

In Dimension: Personal and Collective Narratives

May 9–August 3, 2024
The Great Hall
Guest Curator: Bryce Julien

In Dimension: Personal and Collective Narratives is a group exhibition bringing together works by emerging artists who participated in The Image Centre’s Poy Family Youth in Focus Program. This program provides free, customized workshops for community organizations and youth in the Toronto area, offering hands-on photography-based activities that encourage critical thinking about the IMC’s exhibitions and promote explorations of image-making and storytelling processes.

This exhibition is supported through the generosity of The Poy Family.

Public Programs
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm

All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.

Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit: Alishah Ahmad, Puzzle of Sentiments (detail), 2023, collage. Courtesy of the artist

People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie includes more than 100 photographs taken by John Macfie (1925–2018), a settler trapline manager who worked in Northern Ontario in the 1950s and 1960s. Macfie travelled with a camera, recording life in Anishinaabe, Cree, and Oji-Cree communities during a period of intense and rapid change. The people and places of Attawapiskat, Sandy Lake, Mattagami, and other communities across the Hudson’s Bay watershed are revealed through his lens in ways that emphasize the warmth and continuity of community life. Curated by nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) curator, writer, journalist, cultural advocate, and commentator Paul Seesequasis, the exhibition centers the lives and resiliency of the Indigenous people represented, many of whom have been identified by Macfie and Seesequasis.

Part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

Then slow down and embrace the wonders of nature in Earth: An Immersive Journey—a multisensory tour through several of our planet’s vibrant ecosystems.
From a windswept arctic vista to a lush rainforest, this exhibition brings habitats to life with a combination of high-definition projections, scent diffusions, and spatial audio. The result? A one-of-a-kind immersive experience—bursting with plants, animals, fungi, and microbes—that reminds you of the joyous interconnectedness of life.
Book a group visit and save! Email groupsales@rom.on.ca for more information on group rates, group activities, and guided tours.

In the late 19th century, the Impressionist movement found a footing in Canada, and Quebec artists quickly responded with works of rare beauty and sophistication. Many Quebec artists trained in France during this period, carrying the pollen of European modernism back with them to Canadian soil. Landscape and city scenes were staples of their work, and this show will assemble a choice collection of master works that trace a journey from the bustling streets of Montreal—then Canada’s financial capital—down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City, through the beloved Charlevoix region and out to the windswept cliffs of the Gaspé Peninsula. The exhibition will offer not just a magisterial statement on the outstanding quality of Quebec painting, but also a glimpse into the heart and soul of a culture, seen through the eyes of her most beloved and foundational artists. The survey will include works by William Brymner, Ozias Leduc, James Wilson Morrice, Henrietta Mabel May, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, and others, and will be drawn from a host of public and private collections. To accent these works, archival photography and objects of material culture from the period will be added to deepen the viewer’s experience of the moment in which the artists were working, augmented by historic recordings drawn from Quebecois musical culture. The result will be an immersive time-travel experience like no other.

Curated by Anne-Marie Bouchard and Sarah Milroy.

Presenting a selection of works by Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet, this exhibition centres on a recent series of sculptures that explore language reclamation and intergenerational transmission through an engagement with the idea of land as a carrier of ancestral memory.

Meaning “the one who listens” in Anishinaabemowin, the title, Pizandawatc, comes from the traditional name of Monnet’s maternal family before surnames were changed by the Oblate missionaries at Kitigan Zibi, in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The title honours the artist’s great-grandmother, Mani Pizandawatc, who was the first in her family to have her territory divided into reserves. At the same time, the title references a receptive way of being in the world, reflected throughout Monnet’s artistic practice.

These new works extend Monnet’s considerations of time, oral histories and knowledge sharing. Driven by an impulse to preserve language in durable physical form, Monnet counters the ephemeral nature of the spoken word, reclaiming the Anishinaabe language by materializing its soundwaves in layered native and industrial wood. Additional bronze works capture the shapes of weathered wood naturally modified by the elements. Meanwhile, Monnet’s embroidered works incorporating language evoke the connective power of nature and the resilience of Indigenous cultural expressions.

Guest Curator: Mona Filip

This presentation is a modified version of an exhibition originally presented at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.

Quilts are repositories of past and present lives. Exquisitely patterned and meticulously stitched, they hold the interwoven legacies of home and family. The exhibition features rarely displayed Canadian-made quilts dating from the 1850s to the present day, and showcases a range of designs from utility quilts constructed from recycled materials for warmth and comfort to stunning examples created to mark life changing events. Made by individuals and communities, each quilt unlocks unique stories about makers, materials, composition, construction, and the shared histories of those who made it.

The timeless beauty of colour paired with each quilt’s clever and complex composition will fascinate, captivate, and inspire, whether you’re a novice or experienced quilter, interested in making sustainable design solutions, or keen to learn more about historic and contemporary culture of everyday life in Canada.

July 2 – September 2, 2024
7 days a week (including Mondays), no advance ticket required.

Free Main Floor returns on July 2 with live performances, educational activities for kids, and access to ROM’s expansive first floor—all for free!* Plus, returning this year, performances will take place outside the building on Queen’s Park Plaza and Performance Terrace overlooking Philosopher’s Walk on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Free Main Floor Galleries:
Currelly Gallery
First Peoples
Korea
China

*Earth: An Immersive Journey and Wild Cats will be open and tickets will be available for purchase.

Discover the Enchantment of Hereward Farms: A Five-Day Lavender Extravaganza

Immerse yourself in the unparalleled beauty of Hereward Farms, nestled in the heart of East Garafraxa, Ontario, for a spectacular five-day event that promises an unforgettable journey through our vibrant fields. With over 6,000 lavender plants and 200,000 sunflowers, Hereward Farms is not just a farm; it’s a destination where nature’s beauty is in endless bloom.

A Symphony of Colours and Scents

As you step onto our farm, prepare to be greeted by a symphony of colours and the soothing scents of lavender that dance through the air. This event is your exclusive invitation to wander amongst the bees, who play their part in the magic of pollination, creating a landscape alive with the buzz of nature’s hard workers.

Sip, Savour and Stroll in the Moment

Enhance your exploration with a beverage thoughtfully selected to complement the serene surroundings. As you meander through the fields, your charcuterie box awaits, brimming with locally sourced delights that promise to tantalize your taste buds. It’s a culinary journey that mirrors the all-natural ethos of Hereward Farms.

Your ticket to this floral paradise includes:
One Field Ticket: Gain full access to the breathtaking beauty of our lavender and sunflower fields.
One Beverage Ticket: Choose from a selection of drinks to refresh and invigorate.
Charcuterie Box: Indulge in gourmet selection, perfect for picnicking amidst the blooms.
$10 Gordie Bucks: Treat yourself in the Lavender Lounge Boutique, where you can redeem your Gordie Bucks on various of our all-natural skincare and home products, all proudly made right here on the farm.

An All-Day Affair to Remember

From dawn till dusk, until 8 PM each day, Hereward Farms becomes your canvas to create memories that will last a lifetime. Whether you’re a lover of nature, a photography enthusiast, or simply searching for a peaceful retreat, this event is tailored for you.

We Grow It. We Make It. You Love It.

At Hereward Farms, we’re not just farmers but custodians of the earth, committed to sustainable practices that honour our land and heritage. This event celebrates our dedication to bringing you the best of nature, handcrafted with care and passion. Join us, and let’s make memories together amidst the beauty of Ontario’s countryside.

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on July 25 for a free screening of Inside Man, with short film Closing Dynasty. See all event details here http://topictureshow.com/inside-man 

Eats & Treats @ 7 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:45 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Corktown Common screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/corktown-common

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on July 28 for a free screening of Jafar Panahi’s Taxi, with short films Over Time and One Leg In, One Leg Out. See all event details here http://topictureshow.com/taxi

Eats & Treats @ 6 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:45 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Christie Pits screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/christie-pits

From towering dinosaur skeletons to awe-inspiring contemporary paintings, ROM is home to more than 13.5 million artworks, artifacts, and specimens from around the world and across the ages. So, it should be no surprise ROM is also the most visited museum in Canada.

Don’t miss our FREE* 45-minute English and French tours. Tours start at the hour from 11am to 2pm daily.

*FREE with General Admission

Tour Descriptions

Museum Highlights
Explore the wonders of ROM. In a 45-minute tour that brings iconic objects to life, you’ll enjoy highlights of arts, culture and nature… throughout the world and throughout time.

Descriptions des visites

Les trésors du musée
Explorez les merveilles du ROM. La visite donne vie à des objets emblématiques à la croisée de l’art, de la culture et de la nature et ce à travers le monde et à travers le temps. Elle vous donnera aussi une bonne idée de l’ampleur des collections du musée.

Offered each year from May to October, rain or shine, each walk combines the excitement of exploring diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods with the expertise of knowledgeable guides and the adventure of learning. There are many neighbourhoods to explore, each with its own story to tell. Stories that speak to history, people, architecture, arts, and much more.

Free, Plus, and Private Group ROMWalks are available to the general public. Member Exclusive ROMWalks are also available to ROM Members.

ROMWalks are free and require no registration. Simply turn up at a walk’s starting point and look for the ROMWalks umbrella. Free walks are scheduled on Sundays at 2pm and Wednesdays at 6pm.

Private Group ROMWalks are perfect for clubs, corporate and community groups, out-of-town visitors, or large gatherings of friends and family. These walks can be scheduled for any available day and time. Cost is $10 per person with a group minimum of $100. Email groupsales@rom.on.ca for more information.

Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum
May 9-August 3, 2024

This exhibition, comprising signature series along with new works, celebrates the career of Canadian artist Ken Lum, winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Photography Award. Lum is internationally known for his conceptualist and often humorous approach, which draws on methods from cultural and social studies, semiology, psychoanalysis, and political philosophy. The artist’s impactful practice utilizes photography to investigate the relationship between language and representation in the public space. By doing so, Lum critically challenges the social hierarchies and dominant narratives related to identity, class, and gender that are always at play in capitalist and postcolonial societies.

Related Public Programs
Artist Talk: Ken Lum
Monday, May 6, 2024 | 6 pm
The Image Centre, 33 Gould St., Toronto
Lecture Room IMA-307 (third floor)
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
Special Exhibition Tour | Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum
Gaëlle Morel and Dan Adler (York University)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 6 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit:
Ken Lum, Thanh Thuy Vu, Jänner, Gabi Petrikovic, Februar, Hamila De Souza, März, Manfred Klumpp, April, from the series Schnitzel Company, 2004–2023, inkjet prints. Courtesy of Magenta Plains Gallery, New York/Royale Projects, Los Angeles

Clarissa Tossin: Streamlined: Belterra, Amazônia/Alberta, Michigan
May 9-August 3, 2024

Streamlined: Belterra, Amazônia / Alberta, Michigan positions moving images of nearly identical Ford Motor Company towns in dialogue with one another. The left side of the video moves across Belterra, a rubber plantation village in the Amazon forest, while the right shows Alberta, a sawmill town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Both were built at the same time in 1935 for the purposes of producing rubber and wood for the manufacturing of the Model T in the United States. Depicting the two towns in parallel, the work focuses in and out of residential buildings, tree harvests, moments of daily life and natural landscapes. Articulating the tensions between simulacrum and authenticity that inform these pre-planned communities, Tossin’s use of mirroring across disparate but deeply linked geographies both establishes and unsettles a sense of space and place. Ultimately, Streamlined offers a subtle inquiry into the histories of globalized production and their material and social residues.

Related Public Programs
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
Special Exhibition Tour: Streamlined: Belterra, Amazônia / Alberta, Michigan
Noa Bronstein
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | 6 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit:
Clarissa Tossin, Streamlined: Belterra, Amazônia / Alberta, Michigan (still), 2013, two-channel video. Courtesy of the artist

Hypervisibility: Early Photography and Privacy in North America, 1839–1900
May 9–August 3, 2024

University Gallery
Guest Curators: Sarah Parsons and Frances Dorenbaum
Given the current ubiquity of cameras and the broad circulation of photographs in this digital age, photography can be understood as a threat to privacy. But even in its earliest forms—from daguerreotypes, cartes de visite, and stereographs to commercial advertising—the medium triggered both excitement and concerns about heightened visibility. Photography carried various risks and rewards based on gender, race, class, and disability. This exhibition considers some of those aspects as it traces the fascinating interrelated and overlooked histories of photography and privacy in the nineteenth century.
This exhibition draws on research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Public Programs
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
Curator in Conversation: Privacy, Visibility, and Early Photography
Sarah Parsons (York University) and Zeynep Gürsel (Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | 6 pm
Special Exhibition Tour: Hypervisibility
Frances Dorenbaum
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | 6 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Centre:
City of New York, [Broadside for the capture of William C. Murray and Ada Shreve], 1873, ink on paper with two albumen prints (wanted poster). Courtesy of the Nova Scotia Archives

Working Machines: Postwar America Through Werner Wolff’s Commercial Photography
May 9–June 15, 2024
Student Gallery
Drawing from the Werner Wolff Archive held at The Image Centre, the exhibition and accompanying publication Working Machines explore the practice of a commercial photographer in postwar America. Wolff’s images of workers, commodities, and urban landscapes document the accelerated rise of capitalism through massive industrialization and consumerism in the 1950s and 1960s. The project illuminates the historical conditions and aesthetic of a practice rarely considered in the history of photography, one of a “generalist” photographer working for a variety of clients, including the illustrated press, the advertising industry, and the corporate sector.
This exhibition was organized by the 2023–2024 second-year students of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Film Photography Preservation and Collections Management program. All prints and materials included in this exhibition are from the Werner Wolff Archive and the Black Star Collection, The Image Centre.
Public Programs
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm
All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.
Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit: Werner Wolff, [Untitled], date unknown, gelatin silver print. The Black Star Collection, The Image Centre © The Family of Werner Wolff

In Dimension: Personal and Collective Narratives

May 9–August 3, 2024
The Great Hall
Guest Curator: Bryce Julien

In Dimension: Personal and Collective Narratives is a group exhibition bringing together works by emerging artists who participated in The Image Centre’s Poy Family Youth in Focus Program. This program provides free, customized workshops for community organizations and youth in the Toronto area, offering hands-on photography-based activities that encourage critical thinking about the IMC’s exhibitions and promote explorations of image-making and storytelling processes.

This exhibition is supported through the generosity of The Poy Family.

Public Programs
Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm

All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.

Admission is always free

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12–8 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit: Alishah Ahmad, Puzzle of Sentiments (detail), 2023, collage. Courtesy of the artist

People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie includes more than 100 photographs taken by John Macfie (1925–2018), a settler trapline manager who worked in Northern Ontario in the 1950s and 1960s. Macfie travelled with a camera, recording life in Anishinaabe, Cree, and Oji-Cree communities during a period of intense and rapid change. The people and places of Attawapiskat, Sandy Lake, Mattagami, and other communities across the Hudson’s Bay watershed are revealed through his lens in ways that emphasize the warmth and continuity of community life. Curated by nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) curator, writer, journalist, cultural advocate, and commentator Paul Seesequasis, the exhibition centers the lives and resiliency of the Indigenous people represented, many of whom have been identified by Macfie and Seesequasis.

Part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

Then slow down and embrace the wonders of nature in Earth: An Immersive Journey—a multisensory tour through several of our planet’s vibrant ecosystems.
From a windswept arctic vista to a lush rainforest, this exhibition brings habitats to life with a combination of high-definition projections, scent diffusions, and spatial audio. The result? A one-of-a-kind immersive experience—bursting with plants, animals, fungi, and microbes—that reminds you of the joyous interconnectedness of life.
Book a group visit and save! Email groupsales@rom.on.ca for more information on group rates, group activities, and guided tours.

In the late 19th century, the Impressionist movement found a footing in Canada, and Quebec artists quickly responded with works of rare beauty and sophistication. Many Quebec artists trained in France during this period, carrying the pollen of European modernism back with them to Canadian soil. Landscape and city scenes were staples of their work, and this show will assemble a choice collection of master works that trace a journey from the bustling streets of Montreal—then Canada’s financial capital—down the St. Lawrence River to Quebec City, through the beloved Charlevoix region and out to the windswept cliffs of the Gaspé Peninsula. The exhibition will offer not just a magisterial statement on the outstanding quality of Quebec painting, but also a glimpse into the heart and soul of a culture, seen through the eyes of her most beloved and foundational artists. The survey will include works by William Brymner, Ozias Leduc, James Wilson Morrice, Henrietta Mabel May, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, and others, and will be drawn from a host of public and private collections. To accent these works, archival photography and objects of material culture from the period will be added to deepen the viewer’s experience of the moment in which the artists were working, augmented by historic recordings drawn from Quebecois musical culture. The result will be an immersive time-travel experience like no other.

Curated by Anne-Marie Bouchard and Sarah Milroy.

Presenting a selection of works by Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet, this exhibition centres on a recent series of sculptures that explore language reclamation and intergenerational transmission through an engagement with the idea of land as a carrier of ancestral memory.

Meaning “the one who listens” in Anishinaabemowin, the title, Pizandawatc, comes from the traditional name of Monnet’s maternal family before surnames were changed by the Oblate missionaries at Kitigan Zibi, in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The title honours the artist’s great-grandmother, Mani Pizandawatc, who was the first in her family to have her territory divided into reserves. At the same time, the title references a receptive way of being in the world, reflected throughout Monnet’s artistic practice.

These new works extend Monnet’s considerations of time, oral histories and knowledge sharing. Driven by an impulse to preserve language in durable physical form, Monnet counters the ephemeral nature of the spoken word, reclaiming the Anishinaabe language by materializing its soundwaves in layered native and industrial wood. Additional bronze works capture the shapes of weathered wood naturally modified by the elements. Meanwhile, Monnet’s embroidered works incorporating language evoke the connective power of nature and the resilience of Indigenous cultural expressions.

Guest Curator: Mona Filip

This presentation is a modified version of an exhibition originally presented at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.

Quilts are repositories of past and present lives. Exquisitely patterned and meticulously stitched, they hold the interwoven legacies of home and family. The exhibition features rarely displayed Canadian-made quilts dating from the 1850s to the present day, and showcases a range of designs from utility quilts constructed from recycled materials for warmth and comfort to stunning examples created to mark life changing events. Made by individuals and communities, each quilt unlocks unique stories about makers, materials, composition, construction, and the shared histories of those who made it.

The timeless beauty of colour paired with each quilt’s clever and complex composition will fascinate, captivate, and inspire, whether you’re a novice or experienced quilter, interested in making sustainable design solutions, or keen to learn more about historic and contemporary culture of everyday life in Canada.

July 2 – September 2, 2024
7 days a week (including Mondays), no advance ticket required.

Free Main Floor returns on July 2 with live performances, educational activities for kids, and access to ROM’s expansive first floor—all for free!* Plus, returning this year, performances will take place outside the building on Queen’s Park Plaza and Performance Terrace overlooking Philosopher’s Walk on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Free Main Floor Galleries:
Currelly Gallery
First Peoples
Korea
China

*Earth: An Immersive Journey and Wild Cats will be open and tickets will be available for purchase.

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on August 1 for a free screening of Fire of Love, with short film A Life on Mars. See all event details here http://topictureshow.com/fire-of-love 

Eats & Treats @ 7 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:45 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Corktown Common screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/corktown-common

Everyone wants to be a pirate!  The Ontario Pirate Festival, Ontario’s
premier pirate-themed event, returns to Marden Park in Guelph this year
on Saturday August 3rd, Sunday August 4th, and the holiday Monday August
5th.

This full-day of pirate fun includes live music, live performances
(including magic, fire-eating, sword-swallowing, juggling, acrobatics,
sword-fighting, and live falconry demonstrations), and food and drink
fit for any pirate crew.  There’s shows and activities especially for
kids, and kids 5 and under get in free!  Parking is also free!

With over 50 handcraft merchants, games, shows, and live demonstrations,
your whole crew will have a shipload of fun at the Ontario Pirate
Festival.

Plus!  On the Saturday night we host The Captain’s Keg, our notorious
adults-only 19+ event with raucous live Celtic bands and bizarre and
freaky performances.
Saturday night only: The Captain’s Keg, an adults-only 19+ event

– licensed event / alcohol served
– kid friendly
– wheelchair accessible
– food on site
– handcraft shopping

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on August 4 for a free screening of Sister Act, with short films Rung and Janelle Niles: Inconvenient. See all event details here http://topictureshow.com/sister-act

Eats & Treats @ 6 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:30 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning, and opt-in audio description (visit TOpictureshow.com/audio for details)
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Christie Pits screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/christie-pits

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on August 11 for a free screening of I Like Movies, with short films EITR and Made in Palestine. See all event details here http://topictureshow.com/i-like-movies 

Eats & Treats @ 6 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:30 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning, and opt-in audio description (visit TOpictureshow.com/audio for details)
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Christie Pits screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/christie-pits

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on August 15th for a free screening of Kinky Boots, with short film Ancestral Threads. See all event details here http://topictureshow.com/kinky-boots

Eats & Treats @ 6 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:15 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Bell Manor Park screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/bell-manor-park

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on August 16th for a free screening of Mary Poppins, with short film Toto. See all event details here http://topictureshow.com/mary-poppins

Eats & Treats @ 6 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:15 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning, and opt-in audio description (visit TOpictureshow.com/audio for details)
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Bell Manor Park screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/bell-manor-park

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on August 17th for a free screening of Monsters Inc, with short films The Casebook of Nips and Porkington, Meltdown, and Shaman. See all event details here https://www.topictureshow.com/monsters-inc 

Eats & Treats @ 6 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:15 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Bell Manor Park screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/bell-manor-park

As part of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s “On the Job”-themed film programme”, join TOPS on August 18 for a free screening of Perfect Days, with short films Mobilize and Cutaway. See all event details here http://topictureshow.com/perfect-days

Eats & Treats @ 6 pm / Showtime @ sundown (~ 8:15 pm)
BYOBlanket & Chairs

This film is presented with open captioning
See additional accessibility features here https://www.topictureshow.com/accessibility
See content advisories here https://www.topictureshow.com/content

See all Christie Pits screenings here https://www.topictureshow.com/christie-pits

The Canadian International Air Show is celebrating a sky-high milestone with 75 years of soaring over Toronto!

This Labour Day weekend, be captivated by a historic lineup featuring the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the CF-18 Demonstration Team and the much-anticipated return of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows.

What to expect:  

• Enjoy the Snowbirds’ iconic breathtaking nine-plane formations.
• Experience the Red Arrows’ third-ever appearance at CIAS 2024, celebrating their 60th anniversary in style.
• Marvel at the United States Air Force F-22 Demo, highlighting the Raptor’s exceptional maneuverability.
• See the Douglas C-47 Dakota on August 31 and the iconic Avro Lancaster and B-25 on September 1 & 2.
• New in 2024, fans are invited to visit the free STEM area, featuring full-size aircraft on display, aerospace exhibits, and more.
• Snap a selfie with select performers and crew during meet and greets.
• Enjoy delicious eats and treats at the concession stand and refuelling station.
• Continue the adventure with same-day admission to the Canadian National Exhibition.
• Upgrade to the Flight Deck Package and experience the thrills of the Air Show from an exclusive chalet with a fully catered buffet lunch and open bar, along with other perks.

For general admission tickets and VIP Flight Deck tickets, please visit cias.org/tickets and visit cias.org for more information. Follow CIAS on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for updates and use #CIAS24.

From towering dinosaur skeletons to awe-inspiring contemporary paintings, ROM is home to more than 13.5 million artworks, artifacts, and specimens from around the world and across the ages. So, it should be no surprise ROM is also the most visited museum in Canada.

Don’t miss our FREE* 45-minute English and French tours. Tours start at the hour from 11am to 2pm daily.

*FREE with General Admission

Tour Descriptions

Museum Highlights
Explore the wonders of ROM. In a 45-minute tour that brings iconic objects to life, you’ll enjoy highlights of arts, culture and nature… throughout the world and throughout time.

Descriptions des visites

Les trésors du musée
Explorez les merveilles du ROM. La visite donne vie à des objets emblématiques à la croisée de l’art, de la culture et de la nature et ce à travers le monde et à travers le temps. Elle vous donnera aussi une bonne idée de l’ampleur des collections du musée.

Offered each year from May to October, rain or shine, each walk combines the excitement of exploring diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods with the expertise of knowledgeable guides and the adventure of learning. There are many neighbourhoods to explore, each with its own story to tell. Stories that speak to history, people, architecture, arts, and much more.

Free, Plus, and Private Group ROMWalks are available to the general public. Member Exclusive ROMWalks are also available to ROM Members.

ROMWalks are free and require no registration. Simply turn up at a walk’s starting point and look for the ROMWalks umbrella. Free walks are scheduled on Sundays at 2pm and Wednesdays at 6pm.

Private Group ROMWalks are perfect for clubs, corporate and community groups, out-of-town visitors, or large gatherings of friends and family. These walks can be scheduled for any available day and time. Cost is $10 per person with a group minimum of $100. Email groupsales@rom.on.ca for more information.

People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie includes more than 100 photographs taken by John Macfie (1925–2018), a settler trapline manager who worked in Northern Ontario in the 1950s and 1960s. Macfie travelled with a camera, recording life in Anishinaabe, Cree, and Oji-Cree communities during a period of intense and rapid change. The people and places of Attawapiskat, Sandy Lake, Mattagami, and other communities across the Hudson’s Bay watershed are revealed through his lens in ways that emphasize the warmth and continuity of community life. Curated by nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) curator, writer, journalist, cultural advocate, and commentator Paul Seesequasis, the exhibition centers the lives and resiliency of the Indigenous people represented, many of whom have been identified by Macfie and Seesequasis.

Part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival

Then slow down and embrace the wonders of nature in Earth: An Immersive Journey—a multisensory tour through several of our planet’s vibrant ecosystems.
From a windswept arctic vista to a lush rainforest, this exhibition brings habitats to life with a combination of high-definition projections, scent diffusions, and spatial audio. The result? A one-of-a-kind immersive experience—bursting with plants, animals, fungi, and microbes—that reminds you of the joyous interconnectedness of life.
Book a group visit and save! Email groupsales@rom.on.ca for more information on group rates, group activities, and guided tours.