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ROM curator Alexandra Palmer DIOR highlights a remarkable object PRESENTED BY Holt Renfrew in the exhibition. Until Sun Mar 18, 2018 Featuring breathtaking designs dating from 1947 to 1957, this exhibition explores how and why Christian Dior’s iconic lines, luxury textiles, and romantic embroideries laid the foundation for the global success of the fashion house. ROM.ON.CA/DIOR #ROMDIOR EXHIBITION PATRON ROM Friends of Textiles and Costumes and Burnham Brett Endowment Fund

TALKS Dr. Alexandra Palmer, Senior Curator, Nora E. ROM DAYTIME Vaughan Fashion Costume Curatorship CHRISTIAN DIOR: FASHION IN PUBLICATIONS AT THE ROM The Palmyre ball gown is one Thu Dec 14, 11 am of the most iconic designs from

ROM SPEAKS the 1950s. The embroidery was 21ST CENTURY ATELIER: REDESIGNING worked with 32 different sequins FASHION IN A NEW AGE OF DESIGN and beads and three varied silver threads. The gown was worn by Thu Feb 8, 7 pm Toronto socialite Dorothy Boylen Emerging designers present their work via live and chosen for her picture on models, runway mini-shows, illustrations and the Toronto Telegram’s Best conversations. Dressed List. She was in good PROGRAM PARTNER Seneca School of Fashion company as Oona O’Neill, the fourth wife of Charlie ROM SPEAKS: CHRISTIAN DIOR LECTURE SERIES Chaplin, and Wallis Simpson, SEVEN DECADES OF DIOR the Duchess of Windsor, Tue Feb 20, 7 pm also had this design in their Florence Müller explores the past, present wardrobes. and future of the House of Dior.

ROM DAYTIME DESIGNING DIOR: MOUNTING THE EXHIBITION Thu Mar 8, 11 am Hear the backstory from those who know.

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ROM U COUTURE EMBROIDERY Sun Jan 21, 10:30 am-3:30 pm

ROM U THE WORLD OF DIOR Sun Mar 4, 10:30 am-3:30 pm FEATURED TALKS ROM CONNECTS EXHIBITIONS AN AFTERNOON WITH VIKINGS AND RELATED EVENTS Sun Feb 18, 2pm SEE Modern-day excavations provide new insights into the Norse. A TRUE VIKING: TALES OF THE ARDNAMURCHAN BOAT BURIAL SPECTACULAR FINDS FROM BIRKA PROGRAM PARTNER the Embassy of Sweden in Ottawa ROM SPEAKS THE WORLD OF VIKINGS: HISTORY ON FILM Tue Mar 6, 7 pm Neil Price examines how we retell stories from the ancient world for television audiences. With the cast and crew of the Vikings TV series. PROGRAM PARTNER Take5 Productions WORKSHOPS ROM U VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIA Sun Jan 21, 10:30 am-3:30 pm

An in-depth look VIKINGS: THE EXHIBITION at Viking society PRESENTED BY Raymond James Ltd. as it existed in Scandinavia. Until Mon Apr 2, 2018 Bloodthirsty plunderers. Pillaging warriors. Seafaring traders. What do we really know about Vikings? Rarely seen objects, interactives and immersive experiences challenge common perceptions of the Vikings and open a window into their daily lives. ROM.ON.CA/VIKINGS #VIKINGSTO The exhibition is a joint venture between and produced by The Swedish History Museum in Sweden and MuseumsPartner in Austria. BUY VIKINGS PLUS ONE, THE EVIDENCE ROOM GET ONE FREE Starting December 16, Last chance: closes Sun Jan 28, 2018 enjoy three special exhibitions An examination of the chilling role architecture played at the same time: in constructing Auschwitz. VIKINGS: The Exhibition, Christian Dior, and Wildlife ROM.ON.CA/EVIDENCE Photographer of the Year. Organized by the University of Waterloo School of Architecture LEAD PATRONS Rob & Penny Richards, Purchase tickets to VIKINGS The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation plus either Dior or Wildlife THE EVIDENCE ROOM: THE HOLOCAUST IN CONTEXT Photographer, and get free Sun Jan 21, 10:30 am-4 pm admission to the third exhibition! Valid until March 18, 2018. A panel of experts discusses the installation The Evidence Room, its Not valid during discounted hours of historic context, and its significance in understanding the mechanisms admission. Cannot be combined with behind the Holocaust. other offers. No rainchecks or cash value. SEE MORE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Until Sun Mar 18, 2018 DETAIL © JUSTIN HOFMAN One hundred all-new images reveal fascinating animal behaviour, otherworldly marine scenes, and breathtaking landscapes. Starting December 12, download the described audio tour with curatorial stories. ROM.ON.CA/WPY #ROMWPY Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. TALKS ROM SPEAKS ROM DAYTIME PHOTO ARK VISUAL NARRATIVES FOR SCIENCE AND Tue Jan 23, 7 pm CONSERVATION National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore Thu Feb 22, 11 am is building a photographic record of all animal species. WORKSHOPS ROM U VISUAL STORYTELLING: CREATING CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER Sun Jan 28, 10:30 am-3:30 pm Join Neil Ever Osborne, photographer-in-residence with Canadian Geographic, and learn how conservation photography and filmmaking can link people and the planet. ROM U CAPTURING WILDLIFE WITH PEN & PAPER Sun Feb 11, 10:30 am-3:30 pm

ROM WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR CONTEST Dec 15-Feb 3 You could win a trip for two to Ecuador, including an Amazon jungle homestay! ROM.ON.CA/CONTEST

TALKS AND PERFORMANCES

ROM CONNECTS ARTISTS’ PANEL DISCUSSION Fri Jan 26, 6 pm

ROM DAYTIME HERE WE ARE HERE: A CURATOR’S VIEW Thu Feb 8, 11 am

ROM CONNECTS HEART OF A POET: AFUA COOPER HERE WE ARE HERE: BLACK Sun Feb 11 CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY ART ROM CONNECTS Opens January 2018 WHEN BLUE FALLS IN TO THE OCEAN Contemporary installations by nine African Canadian artists Sun Mar 4 explore the complexity of historical and current notions of A performance by Jessica Karuhanga. Blackness in Canadian society. EVENTS TALKS AND WORKSHOPS ROM FRIDAY NIGHT ROM DAYTIME LIVE ENCORE MEET ZUUL, THE DESTROYER OF SHINS! Fri Jan 26, doors open 7 pm Thu Jan 11, 11 am Live entertainment and DJs warm up this winter Friday night! There’s a brand new dinosaur in Explore our stunning galleries, the neighbourhood! Come learn hit the dance floor, or indulge in what makes Zuul so unusual. tasty food and drinks at Toronto’s PROGRAM PARTNER ROM Friends of favourite social destination. Palaeontology ROM.ON.CA/FNL

ROM DAYTIME #FNLROM ARCHAEOLOGY IN TIMES OF WAR: THE CASE OF SYRIA AND IRAQ Thu Jan 25, 11 am ROM SPEAKS: 2018 DARWIN DAY LECTURE DRYING WITHOUT DYING ROM CONNECTS ARTICULATING Tue Feb 13, 7 pm DINOSAURS How do mysterious and microscopic Sun Jan 28 tardigrades survive everything from the hottest deserts to Antarctica? Learn how the prehistoric past is visualized in modern imaginations.

ROM SPEAKS: MADELEINE A. FRITZ LECTURE IN PALAEONTOLOGY MARY HIGBY SCHWEITZER Tue Jan 30, 7 pm Did you know it’s possible to recover biomolecules from ancient fossils, ROM WINTER FRIDAYS including dinosaurs? Learn what this can tell us about prehistoric Earth. Fri Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 Starts 5:30 pm Discounted general admission ROM U ROM DAYTIME for all ages. Head up to the AN INTRODUCTION DARWIN’S DEVILS welcoming c5 Lounge for drinks, TO NORTH AMERICAN AND THE TREE OF LIFE: live music, and a spectacular ARCHAEOLOGY EVOLUTION THROUGH view of the Toronto skyline. THE LENS OF POETRY Sun Feb 25, 10:30 am-3:30 pm PROGRAM PARTNER Music Africa Gallery tours, a visit to VIKINGS, Thu Feb 15, 11 am and hands-on activities provide a Hear how poetry written under window into how we explore the Charles Darwin’s star can help human history of Canada and the us understand what it means to United States. live as a part of the world he discovered.

ROM RESEARCH MORE EVENTS, COLLOQUIUM & ANNUAL DETAILS AND TICKETS: VAUGHAN LECTURE ROM.ON.CA/WHATSON Tue Feb 27 AND KIDS FAMILIES ROM FOR THE HOLIDAYS

FUN FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS HOLIDAY CAMP Museum hours: Tue Jan 2–Fri Jan 5 Tue Dec 26–Sat Jan 6: 10 am-7 pm Power up young imaginations in this Except Sun Dec 31, Sun Jan 7: 10 am-5:30 pm lively week of learning, movement See website for activity times. and making. An inventive and diverse This year, the Museum is the perfect holiday gathering place for all ages! day camp for ages 5 to 14. · Three special exhibitions (VIKINGS, Dior, and Wildlife Photographer of the Year) will transport you to three very different worlds. · Play Viking games such as antler dice, Nine Men’s Morris, Fivestones, and Riddling. · Be a Paper Couturier: create your own unique look to take home. · Discover incredible animal facts and get close to some exotic wildlife. · Be ready to sing when Sonshine and Broccoli take the stage with new songs and fan favourites. · Extended evening hours mean there’s plenty of time to make extraordinary holiday memories. FAMILY FUNDAY: ROMKids JUNIOR ROMKids DAY CAMP FOSSIL FEST 7-week sessions start Tue Jan 9, Fri Jan 19, Fri Feb 16 Sun Jan 28 Wed Jan 10, Sat Jan 13 Looking for something for the kids to Drop-in activities 11 am-4 pm Inspire your toddler’s imagination do on school PA days? Drop them off Packed with exciting experiences and sense of discovery as you tour at the ROM for a day of learning and and hands-on activities, Fundays galleries and meet other parents fun. For ages 5 to 14. are special days of discovery. and children during creative play- Today, meet our new dinosaur based activities. For ages 2 to 4, ROM SLEEPOVERS Zuul, Destroyer of Shins, search accompanied by an adult. Fri Jan 12, Fri Feb 23 for dino bones, talk with ROM experts, and find out what SATURDAY CLUB Your ultimate backstage pass! digging the past is all about. 7-week morning, afternoon and full-day sessions start Explore galleries, meet ROM experts, FAMILY DAY LONG Sat Jan 13 create a masterpiece, and show off at our PJ karaoke party. Then bunk WEEKEND Dino Hunters, Clay Days, Knight down for the night and dream of Sat Feb 17–Mon Feb 19 School, and more! Get creative with adventures while a giant dino science experiments, art projects, and Bring the family and spend keeps watch. quality time together, your hands-on educational adventures. way. Relax as you marvel at For ages 4 to 14. remarkable objects. Or plan SUPPORTED BY Philip and Berthe Morton your visit around a performance Foundation and feast your eyes and ears on music, dance, and movement. BABY & ME: STROLLING THE ROM 6-week sessions start Mon Jan 15, Thu Jan 18, Fri Jan 19 Tour the ROM and enjoy adult MORE EVENTS, DETAILS AND TICKETS: learning and conversation in a baby- ROM.ON.CA/WHATSON friendly atmosphere while your little one marvels at the new sights!

SAVE THE DATE: MARCH BREAK Travel back to the Viking era! Legendary explorers on land and sea, imaginative myth-makers and skilled craftspeople, the Norse left a multi-faceted legacy. The Museum will be buzzing with displays, performances, and hands-on activities reflecting the best of the Viking spirit. Drop-in family fun: Sat Mar 10–Sun Mar 18 Day camp for kids: Mon Mar 12–Fri Mar 16 ROM.ON.CA/MARCHBREAK PLAN YOUR VISIT TICKETS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! FOR QUICK ENTRY, Support your ROM: BUY ADVANCE 416.586.5842 [email protected] TICKETS ONLINE AT ROM.ON.CA/SUPPORT ROM.ON.CA CONTACT US With Toronto CityPASS, save 33% or more off admission to the ROM.ON.CA ROM plus four more top Toronto 416.586.8000 attractions for one low price. In the heart of downtown, near (recorded information after hours) transit and parking. MEMBERSHIP Bell Relay Service (TTY): 711 With unlimited free admission to KEEP IN TOUCH VIKINGS: The Exhibition, Christian romtoronto Dior, and Wildlife Photographer royalontariomuseum of the Year, a ROM Membership @ROMtoronto is the best way to explore all the Open daily 10 am-4:30 pm Museum has to offer. Exclusive Friday closing times vary; Royal Ontario Museum previews, tours, lectures and check website.* rom.on.ca/newsletter more—join today! Healthy and comfort foods for the Enjoyed a visit to the ROM ROM.ON.CA/MEMBERSHIP whole family: deli sandwiches, recently? Share your experience #ROMmembers salads, mac‘n’cheese, burgers, on TripAdvisor or Facebook! pizza and more—with a sweet REGULAR HOURS table to die for. AVIS AUX VISITEURS Open daily 10 am­-5:30 pm ROM BOUTIQUE FRANCOPHONES Friday closing times vary; Presque toutes les galeries du check website.* Open daily 11 am-6:30 pm ROM sont bilingues et la plupart Closed December 25 Friday closing times vary; check website.* de nos expositions aussi. Des ACCESSIBILITY visites commentées et des plans Nowhere else will you find such sont également offerts en français. The ROM is committed to removing unique treasures: home décor, Pour en savoir plus ou pour barriers to participation for all jewellery, clothing, and fun obtenir la version française de visitors, with the ROM Community stuff for kids, all inspired by cette brochure (format PDF), nous Access Network (ROMCAN), our collections. Make us your first vous invitons à visiter notre site tactile tours, ASL-interpreted tours, stop for holiday gifts! described audio tours and more. Web à l’adresse ROM.ON.CA/ACCESS ROM.ON.CA/FR *SEE ROM.ON.CA/VISIT FOR TIMES, TICKETS AND DETAILS.

Printed in Canada, 12/17. All images unless otherwise noted © ROM, 2017. Images: Cover: photo © William Klein. Page 2: Palmyre evening dress (detail). Celanese acetate satin by Robert Perrier; embroidery by Ginisty et Quénolle. Christian Dior, Paris, Automne-Hiver 1952-3. 970.286.3. Gift of Mrs. M. James Boylen. Page 3: Pendant, Thor’s hammer. Silver, filigree ornamentation. Unknown findspot, Scania, Sweden. © Swedish History Museum. Page 4: Top: Sewage Surfer, detail © Justin Hofman, USA, Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Middle: © Photo by Grahm S. Jones/National Geographic Photo Ark. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Ohio. After a photo shoot, a clouded leopard cub climbs on Sartore’s head. Cubs are illegally hunted for their spotted pelts. Bottom: Souvenir is a multi-media installation that uses 2000 blackened souvenir spoons to challenge stereotypical representations of Black Canadians, as it illustrates their persistent positioning—as displayed, displaced and disappeared. © Chantal Gibson. Page 5: Drawing of Zuul by Danielle Dufault. ROM Friday Night Live photo courtesy of ElectriCITY Events. Page 7: Top left: Photo by Paul Orenstein. Page 8: photo © Sam Javanrouh. The ROM is an agency of the Government of Ontario.