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In recognition of their service Canadian Military personnel and Veterans receive free Museum admission plus 20% off regular admission rates for family & friends until November 17th.

The quilt shown here was one of over 400,000 that women across Canada sewed during and after the Second World War (1939-45) for civilian relief. It went to Hintham, a village in the Netherlands, to the family of Clemens de Laat, who recently returned the quilt to Canada. Very few of these quilts survive.

continues at ROM this weekend (October 26 and 27) through BASF Kids' Lab which promotes STEAM education and engages young students with the power of chemistry!�

From 11am – 4pm, discover the wonders of chemistry through The Rainbow Connection experiment in Makerspace (level 1)- a simple chromatographic process that separates the components of colourful felt-tip pens using white chalk and water. �

Thank you to BASF Science Education in North America, Presenting Sponsor of ROM Family Programs.

Wild Cats closes today, but there is still time to win a fabulous, cat-themed prize pack plus a 1 year ROM Family Membership in our Wild Cats contest, closing tonight, October 20 at 11:59 PM EST.

https://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/wild-cats/contest

Celebrate at ROM over the next two weekends October (19, 20 and 26, 27) through BASF Kids' Lab which promotes STEAM education and engages young students with the power of chemistry!🧑‍🔬

From 11am – 4pm, discover the wonders of chemistry through The Rainbow Connection experiment in Makerspace (level 1)- a simple chromatographic process that separates the components of colourful felt-tip pens using white chalk and water. 🌈

Thank you to BASF Science Education in North America Presenting Sponsor of ROM Family Programs. BASF’s Kid’s Lab is one the signature STEAM programs for youth, designed to provide a fun, hands-on learning environment that connects chemistry with the world around us.

The log cabin pattern was, and still is, a popular design with many variations: this one is called Barn Raising. Traditionally, quilters build their blocks around a red square, which represents the hearth or fireplace - a source of heat, and the symbolic heart of the home. Strips of fabric (the "logs") border the squares. In this quilt, Frederica Matilda Tompkins used light and dark strips to create an overall pattern of radiating diamonds.

From the permanent collections at ROM comes a new exhibition highlighting some of the most visually intoxicating examples of artistry, community, and sustainability. Quilts: Made in Canada is on now until Nov. 17!

Log Cabin Barn Raising quilt, 1890s. Made by Frederica Matilda Tompkins, (1849 - 1918), East Florenceville, New Brunswick, Cotton and Wool.

A friendly reminder that we are open all long weekend, including Monday, October 14, from 10 am until 5:30 pm. 👋

Cozy up with Quilts: Made in Canada (included in General Admission), pounce on Wild Cats before it closes on Sunday, October 20, and embrace the wonders of nature in Earth: An Immersive Journey.

📸: Pieced quilt, around 1840 or later. Maker connected to Lingham family, possibly Catherine Lingham. Belleville, Ontario. Roller-printed cotton plain weave.

Share the night with the fishing cat, Pallas’s cat, Eurasian lynx, wildcat and other feline friends when ROM opens special exhibition Wild Cats for FREE during on Saturday, October 5!

The all-night cat party starts at 7 p.m. and goes 'til 7 a.m. 🐈

*Please note that the full Museum is not open for Nuit Blanche.

Join us for Third Tuesday Nights Free tomorrow (4:30 pm - 8:30 pm) and enjoy free access to our galleries, special exhibition Quilts: Made in Canada, and live performances from our community partners!

Upgrade your free visit and experience the new exhibitions Earth: An Immersive Journey for $9 and Wild Cats for $13, or see both for $17.50.

For more info, please visit: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/third-tuesday-nights-free

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This quilt, by Elizabeth McLean Harrison, contains scraps of cotton and homespun wool, a fabric produced by families at home rather than made in factories. At the outer edge, you will see Harrison constructed some of the squares from multiple tiny pieces - in one instance, twenty-four. Every scrap was critical.

The homespun wool dress, from the 1860s, is rare: most examples we have of this kind of fabric are in quilt patches rather than full outfits. Often, quilts offer a unique way to see the fabrics people used in their daily lives more than 150 years ago.

From the permanent collections at ROM comes a new exhibition highlighting some of the most visually intoxicating examples of artistry, community, and sustainability. Quilts: Made in Canada is on now until Nov. 17!

Did you know ROM offers guided walks through many of Toronto's historic neighbourhoods?

There's a walk every Sunday until October 20th. Check out the upcoming schedule of ROMWalks, and join us in getting to know a little more about your city!

ROMWalks ROMWalks Discover Toronto with ROMWalks, a collection of guided walking tours that take participants on a unique journey of urban discovery. Offered each year from May to October, rain or shine, each walk combines the excitement of exploring diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods with the expertise of k...

We are open for Labour Day! Come by to see this Eight-Pointed Star pieced quilt from our exhibition, Quilts: Made in Canada.

Mary “Esther” Hall likely made this quilt for her marriage to Michael Downey in 1848. It contains a variety of fabrics from the early 1800s, when advancements in textile printing allowed for tinier designs. The age of the textiles shows that quilters could keep fabric for decades before using them in a quilt.

The oldest textiles in the quilt are the dark blue squares with white vines or dots, dating between the 1810s and 1820s. The brown fabrics and florals are from between the 1830s and 1840s. The child’s dress is from the same period and similar to some of the fabrics in the quilt.

Slow down and embrace the wonders of nature in Earth: An Immersive Journey—a multisensory tour through several of our planet’s vibrant ecosystems.

Exhibition content created by and co-produced with MHNH .

On now until January 12, 2025.

We don’t mean to alarm you, but there is only one week left to take advantage of our Free Main Floor and 7-days-a-week operating hours! 🌞

In honour of , Scully the dog is here to help soften (and cute-n) the delivery of this message, decked out in this super stylish hat that can be found at ROM Boutique. Save 20% (30% for members) on your shop purchases until September 2 in our Summer Sale!

"Best quilts" like this one were the finest bedcovers women brought into a marriage.

They were an opportunity to show off sewing and design skills. The quilt contains a mix of fashion textiles from the mid-1830's. Its print is similar to some of the quilt's textiles, which indicates the bedcover was probably made around 1840 or later. The wide variety of colours and styles may indicate the materials were brought especially for this quilt, rather than salvaged from existing clothing.

From the permanent collections at ROM comes a new exhibition highlighting some of the most visually intoxicating examples of artistry, community, and sustainability. Quilts: Made in Canada is on now until Nov. 17!