Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario, Canada
4.5 (8.407 reviews) Tuesday: Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #19 in Toronto Speciality Museums
History comes alive in half a day at the ROM
Opened in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) showcases art, culture, and nature from around the globe and across the ages. One of North America's most renowned cultural institutions, Canada's largest museum is home to a world-class collection of more than six million objects and specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. As the country’s preeminent field research institute and an international leader in new and original findings in biodiversity, palaeontology, earth sciences, the visual arts, material culture and archaeology, the ROM plays a vital role in advancing our global understanding of the artistic, cultural and natural world.
Address
100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6 Canada
Mobile
Website
http://www.rom.on.ca
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday :
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 5:53
User Ratings
4.5 based on (8.407 reviews)
Reviews
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5Megrsa 5:00 PM Dec 18, 2022
Curated Excellence
The ROM is a superb museum. The exhibits, spread over the four floors, are beautifully presented and well explained. Great staff! I recommend becoming a Member as one can then go as often as wished- -spending a little time or a long time. Whatever works for that day!
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5Linda W 5:00 PM Dec 27, 2022
I Love the ROM!
As a Member who had not been to the ROM for a long time, I've made 3 recent visits with different guests and have seen 4 of the current exhibitions. The calibre and variety of the exhibits has been top-notch. I loved the Wildlife Photography exhibition for its brilliant photos from such a talented field. The Canada Modern exhibition was fascinating, particularly the objects from the 70's when I arrived in Canada. I was thrilled to find some Rafael jewellery on display as I have some from that era. Yesterday, my daughter and I saw the stunning and powerful paintings by Kent Monkman. Well worth seeing in person. Such drama and poignancy. The only criticism is that it's very hard to find within the Museum and the signage isn't good enough. We had asked when scanning our tickets and the attendant couldn't even tell us what floor it was on. Another visually impaired friend was at the ROM recently and just couldn't find it as there was nobody to ask on that floor. However, I highly recommend seeing this incredible body of work. I also checked out the Fantastic Beasts exhibit. So creative and interesting, especially for Harry Potter and JK Rowling fans of the books and movies. The melding of the mythical beasts and the conservation efforts to save real creatures at risk of extinction was very effective. My daughter lives in London and worked at the British Museum for 6 years and is now at the Royal Academy of Arts. She was very impressed with the exhibits too but she did note that all customer facing staff in London museums are expected to know where current special exhibitions are located. She also pointed out that the ugly blank sloped white wall in the main floor cafe was covered in dust. She said you'd never see anything like that in the Great Court at the British Museum. I did note an improvement in the cafe from my previous November visit in that there were staff cleaning tables regularly. All in all, 3 very enjoyable visits with some worthwhile exhibits. I will be renewing my membership.
