On Friday, June 27, 2008, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) invites you to join leading thinkers in Evolution and Darwinism for a fascinating one-day Darwin Symposium. Five noted experts will make 40-minute presentations on their ongoing research within their areas of expertise, with a question and answer period after each talk.

Today at news conference hosted at the Royal Ontario Museum by Caribana, the ROM announced that it will launch the Festival’s travelling art exhibit Roots to Rhythm: Caribana Art Exhibit. On display during the final week of Scotiabank Caribana 2008, North America’s largest outdoor event celebrating Caribbean and African Canadian culture, Roots to Rhythm will feature 50 to 70 works on canvas by artists of African Canadian heritage.

The Royal Ontario Museum is pleased to present The Nature of Diamonds, the most wide-ranging exhibition ever developed on the allure of diamonds. From Saturday, October 25, 2008 until Sunday, March 22, 2009, visitors to the ROM’s Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall on level B2 in the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal will be dazzled by the exhibition’s spectacular jewellery and stunning gemstones.

The Royal Ontario Museum is pleased to announce that work is underway on the Elizabeth Samuel Garden, a 10,000 square-foot "green roof" on the south portion of the Philosopher's Walk wing. Liza's Garden, as Elizabeth wanted it to be known, will be visible through the south-facing windows of c5 Restaurant Lounge, located at the pinnacle of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.

The Royal Ontario Museum presents Shanghai 1860-1949: Historical Photographs, on display in the Herman Herzog Levy Gallery, part of the Asian Suite of Galleries on Level 1 of the Philosophers' Walk Wing, through October 26, 2008.

Discover Toronto’s unique architecture and rich history through ROMwalks, a series of free, guided walking tours of the city. From May to October, tour leaders from the Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) Department of Museum Volunteers will lead the public through some of the city’s most distinctive neighbourhoods, visiting Toronto landmarks and illuminating their architectural and historical significance.

The Royal Ontario Museum is proud to announce the opening of the Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume, named in honour of Mrs. Patricia Harris, in appreciation of the ongoing generous support of Renaissance ROM and the Royal Ontario Museum from Mr. and Mrs. William and Patricia Harris.

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum is pleased to announce that two organizations have come forward to support Darwin: The Evolution Revolution, an exhibition illustrating the life and work of Charles Darwin, whose observations and discoveries nearly 150 years ago changed our understanding of the origin and nature of all species.

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is proud to announce the temporary installation of a stunning Serpentine sculpture in the Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal Court, graciously donated by Joey and Toby Tanenbaum in honour of William Thorsell, Director and CEO of the Museum. The sculpture will be on display in Chen Court until the end of March 2008.

This Holiday Season, let the new Temerty Dinosaur Galleries inspire some artistic creations from December 27, 2007 until January 6, 2008.

Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) proudly presents Darwin: The Evolution Revolution, a wide-ranging exhibition exploring the life and work of Charles Darwin, whose curiosity, observations and discoveries nearly 150 years ago forever changed our understanding of the evolution of all species and the origin and nature of all species, including our own.

The weekend of December 15 and 16, 2007 will mark the much-anticipated opening of the first two permanent galleries of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal – the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs as well as the Gallery of the Age of Mammals. Together, these awe-inspiring, light-filled new galleries occupy 1,450 sq. metres (15,600 sq. ft.), the entire Level 2 of the Lee-Chin Crystal.