The Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume presents highlights from the ROM's renowned collection of over 50,000 textile and costume artifacts, in a display of approximately 200 pieces dating from the 1st millennium BC to the 21st century AD. Outstanding examples include Chinese imperial costume, late Antique and early Islamic textiles from Egypt, western fashion from the Baroque period to the present day and early Canadian coverlets. These illustrate the extensive transformations in textile design and technology throughout the past three millennia. Due to conservation considerations, the artifacts are to be changed on a regular basis.

Location: Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue and Bloor)

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to present the Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific on April 5, 2008 in the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Named in honour of Shreyas and Mina Ajmera, in appreciation of their generous support of Renaissance ROM and the Royal Ontario Museum, this Level 3 gallery will highlight the ROM's vast and diverse collections that represent the artistic and cultural traditions of indigenous peoples from Africa, the American continents, the Asia-Pacific region and Oceania. This is the first permanent home for these collections in over 30 years, with many of the more than 1,400 artifacts on display for the first time.

Location: Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Avenue and Bloor)

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is proud to further the story of Canada's cultural history by unveiling its new permanent gallery showcasing the country's rich decorative and pictorial arts. The Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada opens to the public on Saturday, October 6, 2007 as part of the ROM's Fall 2007 A Season of Canada. Symbols, emblems and images of Canada, and what they suggest about changing ideas of Canadian "identities", play a key role in this vibrant new permanent gallery.

Location: Royal Ontario Museum -- 100 Queen's Park (Bloor and Avenue Rd.)