Royal Ontario Museum Annual Report 2007/2008

Starlab Mobile Planetarium
Hosted by 16 different venues across the province, the Starlab
Mobile Planetarium fascinated 5,250 visitors with projected
images of the solar system and various constellations.
GTAA exhibition Program
Travellers to Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 1
had the opportunity to view museum-quality exhibits organized
by the ROM as part of the ongoing Greater Toronto Airports
Authority (GTAA) Exhibition Program. Let’s Go To The Ex was
developed in collaboration with Canadian National Exhibition
Archives and celebrated this Toronto tradition and the vital role
that “The Ex” has played in Toronto’s history.
Publications
On June 2, 2007, to coincide with the opening of the Michael
Lee-Chin Crystal, the ROM released the souvenir edition
of Kelvin Browne’s Bold Visions: The Architecture of the Royal
Ontario Museum. The comprehensive (coffee table) edition, in
hardcover, softcover and library binding, was launched later in
the year. Two ROM exhibition catalogues were produced as
well—Glass Worlds: Paperweights from the ROM’s Collection by
Brian Musselwhite and Canada Collects: Treasures from Across the
Nation by Ken Lister.
www.rom.on.ca
Web traffic set a new annual record in 2007/2008 with total
of 3.1 million visits. This is the first time web traffic exceeded
three million, up 29% from the previous year. The opening of
the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal in June 2007 drew more than
332,000 visitors to the website, a new monthly record for visits.
March was notable, with more than 331,000 visits.
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in this visually stunning 200-page book, author kelvin Browne presents the evolution of
the roM’s architecture from the beginning of the 20th century to the June 2007 opening
of the Michael lee-chin crystal.