l SPARKING THE RENAISSANCE Royal Ontario Museum l Annual Report 2002/2003 CONTENTS ROM Board of Trustees 2002/2003 2 ROM Foundation Leadership 2002/2003 3 Message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees and the Director and CEO 4 Message from the Chairman of the ROM Foundation Board of Directors and the President and Executive Director 5 Sparking the Renaissance 6 Exhibitions 10 Reaching Out 13 Programming 14 Collections and Research 16 Donors, Patrons, Sponsors 18 ROM Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report 35 ROM Foundation Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report 46 ROM BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2002/2003 Jack Cockwell, Chair HONOURARY TRUSTEES Richard Ivey Joan Thompson Peter Janson, Vice-Chairman Donald Guthrie, Chair Marian Jameson Noah Torno Stephens Lowden, Past Chairman Dixie Anne Montgomery, Thomas Kierans Walter Tovell Ella (Yeti) Agnew Vice-Chair Stanley Kwan Sara Vered Salvatore Badali Maurice Anderson Gerald Levenston Harriet Walker Robert Birgeneau (ex-officio, Bluma Appel Michael Levine Reginald Wheeler President, University St. Clair Balfour Susanne Loewen John Whitten of Toronto) Lawrence Bloomberg Ronald MacFeeters David Winfield Andrea Bronfman Gerald Boyce Leila MacKenzie Lloyd Fogler Robert Boyer Douglas Maracle Robert Gillespie Sally Brenzel Katharine Masters Martha Hogarth Jo Breyfogle Corrine Matte Bronwyn Krog Donald R. Brown, QC Brenda McCutcheon Sandra Lawrence Robert P. Brown James W. McCutcheon, QC Elsie Lo Ann Cameron Miles McMenemy Bahadur Madhani Linda Camp John McNeill David Mirvish Allen Clarke Alan Middleton John Prato Tony Comper Maureen Myers Jean Read George Connell Fernand Ouellet Thomas Simpson (ex-officio, Douglas Creighton Edison Quick Chairman, Governing Council, James Cruise Joan Randall University of Toronto) Hon. William G. Davis Wendy Rebanks Joey Tanenbaum Dorothy Dunlop Flavia Redelmeier William Thorsell (ex-officio, Ernest DuVernet Grant Reuber Director, ROM) Nicole Eaton Elizabeth Rhind Richard Wernham John Eleen John A. Rhind Joan Fitzpatrick Julie Rickerd Helen Gardiner Mary Rohmer Hon. Edwin A. Goodman Elizabeth Samuel Evelyn Hamson Thomas Savage Kenneth W. Harrigan Warren Seyffert Patricia Harris Robert Stevens Albert Hearn Clair Stewart Evelyn Huang Edward Stewart Rodger Inglis David Strangway 2 ROM FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP 2002/2003 ROM FOUNDATION Wendy Rebanks ROYAL PATRONS’ RENAISSANCE ROM The Hon. Henry N. R. Jackman BOARD OF DIRECTORS John A. Rhind CIRCLE COMMITTEE CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP Peter Janson William Saunderson Peter C. Jones Robert E. Pierce, Chair James Temerty, Chairman Thomas Savage CAMPAIGN EXECUTIVE Chris Jordan Ken McCord, Chair, Jennifer Ivey Bannock Joan Thompson The Hon. Hilary M. Weston, Bipin Khimasia Corporate Subcommittee Jack Cockwell Lynton R. Wilson Chair Thomas Kierans Arti Chandaria Michael Detlefsen Rudolph Bratty Stanley Kwan Michael Detlefsen, John F. Driscoll FINANCE & Jack Cockwell Michael Levine Vice-Chair W. Robert Farquharson INVESTMENT John F. Driscoll Elsie Lo Anne-Marie H. Applin Mark Foote Linda Hasenfratz Susanne Loewen COMMITTEE Peter Empey Gwen Harvey John Hunkin Stephens B. Lowden W. Robert Farquharson, Chair Michael Garrity Linda Hasenfratz Michael A. Lee-Chin Bahadur Madhani Jack Mintz Peter H. Harris, QC Peter C. Jones G. Wallace McCain Jack Mintz Robert E. Pierce Gwen Harvey Michael A. Lee-Chin James W. McCutcheon, QC David Mirvish James Temerty Ian Madell Hon. Roy MacLaren Belinda Stronach Elizabeth Muir V. Prem Watsa Brenda McCutcheon Tamotsu Nakamura James W. McCutcheon, QC Joey Tanenbaum Dixie Anne Montgomery Peter Oliver Jack Mintz James Temerty NOMINATIONS Jone Panavas Deanne Orr Peter Oliver William Thorsell COMMITTEE Stephen Shaw Robert E. Pierce Robert E. Pierce Rita Tsang Kim Samuel-Johnson Jack Cockwell Hafsa Suleman Frank Potter Suresh Thakrar Harriet Walker James W. McCutcheon, QC CAMPAIGN CABINET Jean Read V. Prem Watsa David Palmer Tim Tremain John A. Rhind Shreyas Ajmera Donald A. Wright James Temerty Sharon Zuckerman Hirohito Sakai Bluma Appel Elizabeth J. Samuel ROM FOUNDATION CURRELLY SOCIETY DONOR EVENTS Jennifer Ivey Bannock Irene So BOARD OF GOVERNORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Joe Brennan Suresh Thakrar Kelvin Browne COMMITTEE (Chair vacant) Kenji Tomikawa Kenneth W. Harrigan, Co-Chair Hon. David Crombie Harriet Walker Joan Randall, Chair Gwen Harvey Elizabeth Samuel, Co-Chair Hon. William G. Davis Kiyotaka Watanabe Jane Cameron Bronwyn Krog Bluma Appel Michael Detlefsen V. Prem Watsa Frederica Fleming Brenda McCutcheon Robert D. Brown Roman Dubczak Richard Wernham Elizabeth Muir Hon. Edwin A. Goodman Gwen Harvey Mark A. Foote Lynton R. Wilson Judy Hauserman Ned Goodman DONOR Robert Gillespie Bob Wong William B. Harris Susanne Loewen Hon. Edwin A. Goodman Richard Wookey Dixie Anne Montgomery RECOGNITION Hon. Henry N. R. Jackman TASK FORCE Natasha Gurevich Thomas Kierans Jean M. Read Ken Harrigan HONOURARY CABINET Susanne Loewen Elizabeth Rhind Nicole Eaton, Chair William Harris ADVISORS Kelvin Browne Dixie Anne Montgomery Patricia Harris Takashi Koezuka Wendy Rebanks Bernard Ostry Gwen Harvey Shuxian Sun Frank Potter James Temerty Martha Hogarth Joan Randall Joan Thompson Donna Ihnatowycz 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE DIRECTOR AND CEO This year has seen an act of the imagination emerge as a substantial Close to 893,000 people visited the ROM in 2002/2003, with building project at the Royal Ontario Museum through Renaissance attendance at ROM Friday Nights reaching record levels; more than ROM.The ROM is sparking the renaissance of Toronto in this enormous 195,000 people participated in close to 40 diverse and dynamic pro- and central undertaking. grams.Visits to the ROM’s redesigned Web site also soared, with almost On April 2, 2003, the Hon. Hilary M.Weston announced a $30- two million virtual visits. And for the second straight year, the ROM million capital contribution by Michael A. Lee-Chin to the was chosen by Canada’s most distinguished event planners as the top Renaissance ROM capital campaign, the largest gift so far to the event venue in the country. With the opening of the new Canada Museum’s transformation. Daniel Libeskind’s striking Crystal building Court event space in the fall of 2003, we will continue to excel in on Bloor Street will be named after Mr. Lee-Chin, and the soaring providing unique and memorable events for all of our clients. Crystal Court within will be named after Mr. Lee-Chin’s mother, Meanwhile, the ROM’s annual operating budget was affected by Gloria Hyacinth Chen. By the May 28, 2003, groundbreaking for phase declines in tourism and local traffic due to SARS, while its public one, Renaissance ROM had pledges of $114.7 million for the $200- appropriation remained frozen.The economic security of the Museum million project, greatly surpassing our first-year goals. in the future will depend on the realization of its new and renovated Construction is underway on the Crystal, renovations have begun facilities, for which we have high expectations. on the heritage buildings, and plans are well advanced for 20 new gal- We appreciate the support of all our volunteers, staff, and contrac- leries to be housed in the expanded museum.Work was started on new tors—and of the community as a whole—in creating a new star turn classrooms and laboratories for student programs, and the ROM com- for Ontario and Toronto in the ROM, and for reviving the fortunes of pleted its first wholly owned off-site storage facility in Oakville, Ontario. one of the world’s great museums of nature and art. The year included major travelling exhibitions in diverse fields— Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan; Images of Salvation: Masterpieces from the Vatican and Other Italian Collections; and the controversial James Ossuary exhibition. Significant ROM presenta- Jack Cockwell William Thorsell tions ranging from the successful Elite Elegance: Couture Fashion in the Chair of the Board of Trustees Director and CEO 1950s to smaller exhibitions of Inuit art and artifacts, Chinese stone Royal Ontario Museum Royal Ontario Museum rubbings, and Japanese-Canadian woodcuts were also strong features on our exhibition calendar. 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ROM FOUNDATION AND THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR With the announcement of Michael A. Lee-Chin’s $30-million gift and The ROM Foundation is encouraged by the early accomplish- the spectacular launch and groundbreaking for Renaissance ROM, ments of the campaign and looks forward to next year with confidence there is little doubt that this past year has been the most momentous in and high expectations. The excitement that is gathering around ROM Foundation history. The strong public and patron support for Renaissance ROM comes from a shared sense that we are contributing Renaissance ROM—a project that will restore and transform the to something profound and historic, something that will revitalize the Royal Ontario Museum in equal measure, placing it at the vanguard of ROM for a new century and sustain the legacy of those volunteers, a major cultural revival in Toronto—has given us much to celebrate and donors, and staff who have helped build the ROM into an international much to look forward to in this coming year. museum of the first rank. At year’s end $116 million has been raised,putting us ahead of tar- get to reach the $200-million goal of our most ambitious capital campaign to date.We are grateful for this surge of support and for the extraordi- Jim Temerty David Palmer nary level of confidence in the Museum’s future during what has been Chairman, President a difficult year for Toronto and Ontario. More remarkable still is the fact ROM Foundation and Executive Director, that our campaign, the largest cultural capital campaign in Canadian Board of Directors ROM Foundation history, has not in any way diminished the strength of the ROM Foundation’s other giving programs; it has, in fact, stimulated them.The Royal Patrons’ Circle, for example, made an unprecedented contribution of $1 million to the Museum this fiscal year. The high visibility and early success of the Renaissance ROM Campaign directly emanate from the inspired leadership of its Chair, the Hon.