Bust of Cleopatra
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto · Founded 1912
Natural history and world cultures under one crystalline roof: dinosaurs, a Ming tomb, and a bat cave. The largest museum in Canada and the most visited, with ticket prices set by date on its own booking calendar.
- 1.1M
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- 1912
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Bust of Cleopatra
The Bust of Cleopatra VII is a granite bust currently on display in the Gallery of Ancient Egypt at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). It is believed to have been discovered in Alexandria, Egypt at the site of Cleopatra's sunken palace on the island of Antirhodos.
Paradise of Maitreya
The Paradise of Maitreya is a wall painting created by Zhu Haogu during China's Yuan Dynasty. The painting was originally housed in the Xinghua Si Temple of Xiaoning, Shanxi.
Spring and autumn landscapes (Hara Zaishō)
Spring and autumn landscapes is a pair of paintings representing spring and autumn by Japanese artist Hara Zaishō (1813 to 1872). It is part of the permanent collection of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada.
Tomb of General Zu Dashou
The Tomb of General Zu Dashou (also known as the "Ming Tomb") is one of the earliest pieces in the Royal Ontario Museum’s collections, and on the museum's list of Iconic Objects. == History == Zu Dashou (died 1656) was a general of the late Ming dynasty whose bravery as a defender of the dynasty against the Manchus earned him an esteemed place in Chinese history.
Statue of Sekhmet
The Statue of Sekhmet currently housed in the Gallery of Ancient Egypt at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a life-sized sculpture of one of the oldest known Egyptian deities. Her name is derived from the Egyptian word "sekhem" (which means "power" or "might") and is often translated as the "Powerful One".
Earl of Pembroke's Armour
The Earl of Pembroke's Armour is one of the pieces in the Royal Ontario Museum's European Collection. This suit of armour belonged to the Earl of Pembroke, William Herbert (1501-1570).
The collections
Costumes and textiles
The Patricia Harris Gallery of Costumes and Textiles holds about 200 artifacts from the ROM's textile and costume collections.
Interactive
The CIBC Discovery Gallery was designed to be a children's learning zone until its closure in 2023.
Institute for Contemporary Culture
The Roloff Beny Gallery of the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) hosts the Royal Ontario Museum's contemporary art exhibitions.
Natural history
The natural history galleries are all gathered on the second floor of the museum, containing collections and examples of various specimens such as bats, birds and non-avian dinosaurs.
World culture
The world culture galleries display a wide variety of objects from around the world.
Artists
Canada · 1815–1872
Cornelius David Krieghoff was a Dutch-born Canadian-American painter of the 19th century. He is best known for his paintings of Canadian genre scenes involving landscapes and outdoor life, which were as sought after in h
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · 1779–1847
James Pattison Cockburn was a British Army officer, artist and author. He was born into a military family and received his military training at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich where he learned to draw as part of his
Japan · 1802–1853
Ryūsai Shigeharu (柳窗重春/柳斎重春) was an Osaka-based Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist active during the first half of the nineteenth century.
Japan · 1786–1865
Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (三代 歌川 豊国, Sandai Utagawa Toyokuni), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist.
Japan · 1769–1825
Utagawa Toyokuni, also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his gō (art-name) after he died, was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his kabuki a
Artworks
Portrait miniature possibly of Anne Boleyn
Lucas Horenbout · 1525
Margaret Sutherland (née Robertson)
François Beaucourt · 1792
Lower Market with Notre Dame des Victoires Church
James Pattison Cockburn · 1830
St. Petersburg Album
Mir Emad Hassani · c. 1600–1615
Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome
Ryūsai Shigeharu · 1830
Fan print with two bugaku dancers
Utagawa Kunisada · 1820
A Woman Weaving a Blanket
Paul Kane · 1849–1856
Gabrielle Payette
Otto Reinhold Jacobi · 1888
The "Polaris", Far North
William Bradford · 1882
Plan your visit
Hours
Open daily, 10am to 5.30pm. Confirm on www.rom.on.ca before you travel.
Admission
Ticket prices vary by date and are set on the museum’s own booking calendar, so they are best checked there. Admission is free on the third Tuesday evening of every month, 4:00pm to 8:30pm. Enter by the Weston Entrance on Queen’s Park.
Getting there
100 Queen's ParkToronto, Ontario M5S 2C6.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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