Royal Ontario Museum

The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, dedicated to art, foreign culture, and natural history. It is the largest museum in Canada and one of the largest in North America. Every year, over one million people visit the ROM, making it Canada's most visited museum. The museum is located in the University of Toronto neighborhood, north of Queen's Park, with its main entrance on Bloor Street West. The Museum metro station is named after the ROM and has been designed to mimic the institution's collection since a 2008 refurbishment.

The museum, which was founded on April 16, 1912, and first opened on March 19, 1914, has maintained close ties with the University of Toronto throughout its existence, frequently pooling expertise and resources. Until 1968, when it became an independent Crown agency of the Government of Ontario, the museum was under the direct authority and supervision of the University of Toronto. The museum is now Canada's largest field-research institution, with research and conservation projects taking place all over the world.

The museum's broad collections of world culture and natural history contribute to its international prominence, with over 6,000,000 pieces and 40 galleries. The museum houses dinosaurs, minerals, and meteorites, as well as historical relics from Canada and Europe, as well as African, Near Eastern, and East Asian art. It has the world's biggest collection of Burgess Shale fossils, with over 150,000 specimens. Clothing, interior, and product design, particularly Art Deco, are all represented in the museum's design and fine art collections.

Location: 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada

Website: rom.on.ca