ROM Year in Review 2011/2012 - Royal Ontario Museum

YEAR IN REVIEW
MESSAGE FROM JANET CARDING
ROM Director & CEO
This past September marked my fi rst year anniversary at
the ROM and what a remarkable year to have been here. In
October, we signifi cantly reduced our prices by up to one third
because we believe everyone belongs at the ROM. We know
it’s a diffi cult economic time, especially for families, and our
new, lower admission responds to this.
This is a bold move, unprecedented for museums in Canada.
It’s also one we consider essential as we move towards our
goal of being more welcoming and relevant. Making the ROM
more accessible through greater aff ordability is the start of
many related initiatives that will culminate in our centennial
celebrations in 2014.
We'll still be able to create remarkable exhibitions and support
our world renowned curators and research programs because
more people are now able to visit us and feel at home at the
ROM — the Museum where everyone belongs.
4 NEW
GALLERIES
A suite of four new permanent galleries vibrantly highlight
ancient civilizations. The Eaton Gallery of Rome, including
the Bratty Exhibit of Etruria; the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum
Gallery of Byzantium; the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery
of Rome and the Near East; and the Galleries of Africa: Nubia,
bring 2,500 years of history to life.
2 ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM 2011/2012
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In 2011/2012, ROM scientists discovered 26 new
NEW SPECIES
DISCOVERED
animal species, fi ve new minerals and described
two new species of fossil vertebrate animals. An
unprecedented rate of global species extinction
makes the discovery and documentation of our
planet’s diversity of life critical to understanding the
impact of environmental change.