Past Exhibitions
For more information on past exhibitions, please contact:
Exhibit Planning
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, ON
M5S 2C6
Tel: 416.586.5716
Fax: 416.586.8008
E-mail: marymo@rom.on.ca
Wedgwood: Artistry and Innovation
June 7, 2008 to August 29, 2010
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Dan Perjovschi: Late News
February 13 to August 15, 2010
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East Asian Paintings & Prints: Recent Acquisitions
October 24, 2009 to August 15, 2010
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From the Soul: Caribana Art Exhibit
July 23 to August 13, 2010
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Creative Commons
May 1 to 31, 2010
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BAMIYAN: 
"the heart that has no love/pain/generosity is not a heart"
April 3 to May 2, 2010
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Coffee & Smokes in Medieval Yemen
July 25, 2009 to April 28, 2010
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Fakes and Forgeries: Yesterday and Today
January 9 to April 4, 2010
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Joshua Neustein: Margins
June 27, 2009 to March 28, 2010
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Hamra Abbas: Read
August 1, 2009 to March 28, 2010
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Kings of Punjab
November 28, 2009 to March 28, 2010
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Canadian Content: Portraits by Nigel Dickson
September 19, 2009 to March 21, 2010
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Cut/Paste: Creative Reuse in Canadian Design
January 20 to 31, 2010
Institute for Contemporary Culture
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Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World
June 27, 2009 to January 3, 2010
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Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008
September 26, 2009 to January 3, 2010
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Light & Stone: Gems from the Collection of Michael Scott
December 20, 2008 to November 15, 2009
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The Ten Commandments
October 10 to 18, 2009
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Out of the Vaults: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
March 1 to October 18, 2009
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Green Porno: Scandalous Sea
September 10 to October 12, 2009
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Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Paintings from the Mactaggart Art Collection
February 21 to September 7, 2009
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Beyond the Rhythm: Caribana Art Exhibit
July 23 to August 3, 2009
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Housepaint
Phase 2: Shelter
December 13, 2008 to July 5, 2009
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A Fossil Paradise: The Discovery of the Burgess Shale by Charles D. Walcott
January 31 to April 26, 2009
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The Nature of Diamonds
October 25, 2008 to March 22, 2009
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Mysteries of Ancient Ukraine: The Remarkable Trypilian Culture (5400-2700 BC)
November 29, 2008 to March 22, 2009
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Shanghai 1860-1949: Historical Photographs
May 1, 2008 to January 25, 2009
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Unbuilt Toronto: The City That Could Have Been
November 5, 2008 to January 4, 2009
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Shanghai Kaleidoscope
May 4 to November 2, 2008
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Sobey Art Award 2008, Presented by Scotiabank
August 27 to October 13, 2008
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TIFF Future Projections at the ROM
September 4 to 13, 2008
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Darwin: The Evolution Revolution
March 8 to August 4, 2008
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Roots to Rhythm: Scotiabank Caribana Art Exhibit
July 25 to August 4, 2008
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Out from Under: Disability, History and Things to Remember
April 17 to July 13, 2008
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Early Typewriters
July 7 to June 29, 2008
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The Black Star Sapphire of Queensland
June 1, 2007 to June 15, 2008
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Glass Worlds: Paperweights from the ROM’s Collection
April 28, 2007 to May 4, 2008
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Trade Winds: Chinese Export Wares from the 8th to 20th centuries
December 1, 2007 to April 6, 2008
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Black History Month
February 1, 2008 to March 2, 2008
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Shapeshifters, Time Travellers and Storytellers
October 6, 2007 to February 28, 2008
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Canada Collects: Treasures from Across the Nation
October 6, 2007 to January 6, 2008
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Charles Pachter’s Canada (II)
October 6, 2007 to January 6, 2008
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DARFUR/DARFUR
September 8 to 17, 2007
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Ancient Peru Unearthed: Golden Treasures of a Lost Civilization
March 10 to September 3, 2007
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: History of History
June 3 to September 3, 2007
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Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World 1690 - 1850
June 3 to August 12, 2007
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Heaven or Hell: Images of Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Deities and Immortals
November 25, 2006 to May 6, 2007
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Déco Lalique
December 26, 2006 to March 18, 2007
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Italian Arts & Design: The 20th Century
October 28, 2006 to January 7, 2007
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Carlos Garaicoa
September 9 to December 31, 2006
Weston Family Wing
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Korea around 1900: The Paintings of Gisan
December 26, 2005 to October 29, 2006
Herman Herzog Levy Gallery
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General Idea’s AIDS Sculpture
August 12, 2006 to October 1, 2006
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In Search of Vashti
August 2, 2006 to September 18, 2006
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Ornamenting the Ordinary: Crafts of South Asia
September 3 to October 30, 2005
Sponsored by Metro Label Company Ltd.
Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight &
The Bird Connection
March 12 to September 5, 2005
This exhibition was organized and circulated by The Dinosaur Museum, Utah, U.S.A. in association with the Liaoning Fossil Administration Office and the Beipiao City Paleontological Research Centre, Liaoning, China. Presented by Imperial Oil Ltd. Education Partner: Wonder Bread® This exhibition has been financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, a program of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture, administered by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation. ® Weston Bakeries Limited.
Touched by Indigo: Chinese Blue-and-White Textiles and Embroidery
October 9, 2004 to May 24, 2005
Pearls: A Natural History
September 18, 2004 to January 9, 2005
This exhibition was organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with The Field Museum, Chicago. Sponsored by BIRKS and Sentry Select Capital Corp. Exhibit Patrons: BOTOX Cosmetic, Canadian Gem/Gem Perle, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, G.I.E. Perles de Tahiti. This exhibition has been financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, a program of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture, administered by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation. Supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program.
Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from The British Museum
February 28, 2004 to June 6, 2004
This exhibition was organized by the American Federation of Arts and The British Museum. This exhibition and its North American tour were made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund. Ford of Canada, Ltd. also provided support for the exhibition's presentation in Toronto. Additional support was provided by the Benefactors Circle of the AFA. This exhibition was financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, a program of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture, administered by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation. Supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program.
A Felt Feeling: From Home to Handbag
November 8, 2003 to August 15, 2004
Artists' Echoes: Contemporary Responses to the ROM’s Collections
November 8, 2003 to March 28, 2004
Organized by the ROM’s Institute for Contemporary Culture. Generously supported by The Henry N. R. Jackman Foundation.
Peter Rabbit's Garden
October 11, 2003 to January 4, 2004
Peter Rabbit’s Garden, a Beatrix Potter Exhibition, was created and organized by Frederick Warne & Co. in collaboration with LORD Cultural Resources, eMoot, Reading Museum Service, the National Trust and the V & A, London.
Art Deco 1910-1939
September 20, 2003 to January 4, 2004
This exhibition was organized by the V & A, London. Presented by the Art Shoppe. Supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program. Exhibit Patron: The Fairmont Royal York.
Tree Spirit: The Woodcuts of Naoko Matsubara
February 22, 2003 to November 2, 2003
Generously supported by Toyota Canada Inc.
The New Mosaic: Selections from Friuli, Italy
December 14, 2002 to March 16, 2003
Generously supported by the Government of Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, Ente Friuli nel Mondo, and Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli. Sponsored by Universal Workers Union Local 183 Toronto, Falconcrest Homes, and Casarsa Wines.
Elite Elegance: Couture Fashion in the 1950s
November 23, 2002 to May 4, 2003
Generously supported by Dior.
The James Ossuary: “James, Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus”
November 15, 2002 to January 5, 2003
Tuugaaq: Ivory Sculptures from the Eastern Canadian Arctic
October 12, 2002 to March 30, 2003
Unveiling the Textile and Costume Collection
May 18 to September 8, 2002
The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Freedom!
April 13, 2002 to March 16, 2003
Presented in cooperation with Parks Canada and the Ontario Black History Society.
