The Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is Canada's largest museum of natural history and world cultures. Created in 1912, the Museum has six million objects in its collections and galleries showcasing art, archaeology and natural sciences. The ROM conducts important scientific and academic research around the world in partnership with prominent institutions and governments, placing it among leading knowledge producers and communicators. The ROM is currently undergoing a $211-million expansion and renovation project known as Renaissance ROM. Designed by renowned architect Daniel Libeskind in a joint venture with Bregman + Hamann Architects, this project will transform the museum through bold new architecture that provides 300,000 square feet of new and renovated space, including 40,000 square feet of additional gallery space, and improved public amenities. The new galleries, public spaces, and a new wing, the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, will open in stages beginning December 2005 throughout 2007.

For more information, visit www.rom.on.ca.