Galleries at the ROM - Royal Ontario Museum
Galleries at the ROM - Royal Ontario Museum
Galleries at the ROM - Royal Ontario Museum
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P<strong>at</strong>rick and Barbara Keenan Family Gallery of Hands-on Biodiversity<br />
Philosophers’ Walk Building<br />
The P<strong>at</strong>rick and Barbara Keenan Family Gallery of Hands-on Biodiversity offers<br />
visitors of all ages <strong>the</strong> opportunity to examine and handle hundreds of specimens.<br />
This interactive gallery is based on <strong>the</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>'s collections and research work. The<br />
gallery was developed with <strong>the</strong> particip<strong>at</strong>ion of leading environmental organiz<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
and is anim<strong>at</strong>ed by gallery facilit<strong>at</strong>ors and imagin<strong>at</strong>ive programming. The gallery<br />
encourages visitors to touch skin, skulls, and o<strong>the</strong>r animal specimens, teaching <strong>the</strong><br />
value of all life on earth and <strong>the</strong>ir complex eco-systems.<br />
P<strong>at</strong>rick and Barbara Keenan<br />
Family Gallery of Hands-on<br />
Biodiversity<br />
Teck Suite of <strong>Galleries</strong>: Earth’s Treasures<br />
Weston Family Wing<br />
Composed of <strong>the</strong> Vale Inco Limited Gallery of Minerals, <strong>the</strong> Gallery of<br />
Gems and Gold and <strong>the</strong> Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Gallery, <strong>the</strong> suite of<br />
galleries showcases over 2,300 of <strong>the</strong> <strong>ROM</strong>’s exceptional specimens of<br />
minerals, gems, meteorites and rocks, a collection among <strong>the</strong> finest in North<br />
America. The fascin<strong>at</strong>ing displays also have over 40 interactive touch-screen<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ions th<strong>at</strong> contain detailed inform<strong>at</strong>ion about each mineral on display.<br />
Videos about earth’s early history and on Canada’s mining industry are also<br />
presented in <strong>the</strong> gallery. The Vale Inco Limited Gallery of Minerals presents<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>ROM</strong>’s exceptional specimens of minerals, meteorites and rocks. Exhibit<br />
Teck Suite of <strong>Galleries</strong>: Earth’s Treasures<br />
cases are organized by source localities, mineral classific<strong>at</strong>ion or <strong>the</strong>ir physical<br />
and scientific properties. The Gallery of Gems and Gold is an 800-square-foot<br />
room specially-designed to highlight gems, crystals and precious metals. The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame<br />
Gallery highlights <strong>the</strong> exceptional contributions of Canadians to <strong>the</strong> mining industry through a fully bilingual,<br />
interactive video wall, presenting <strong>the</strong> biographies and personal stories of 137 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame<br />
inductees.<br />
CIBC Discovery Gallery<br />
Philosophers’ Walk Building<br />
CIBC Discovery Gallery<br />
The CIBC Discovery Gallery is a fun and engaging “mini-museum” for our<br />
youngest visitors. This interactive space is filled with touchable artifacts and real<br />
specimens and includes a special area for pre-schoolers, with puzzles, toys and<br />
costumes to try on, and is supervised by experienced gallery facilit<strong>at</strong>ors. This<br />
interactive space offers an abundance of hands-on activities and real artifacts<br />
th<strong>at</strong> bring to life <strong>the</strong> mystery, excitement, and fascin<strong>at</strong>ing journey of discovery.<br />
Visitors can touch a Hadrosaur femur, try on armour, examine a buffalo robe<br />
painting by Running Rabbit, a head chief of <strong>the</strong> Blackfoot and even dig for<br />
dinosaur bones! Young visitors can crawl around inside a kid-sized tipi and try on<br />
a buffalo robe.<br />
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