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Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto Review

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Ontario, is one of Canada’s most-visited museums. From its distinctive exterior to its impressive galleries, there are lots of reasons for its popularity as a tourism attraction.

Dinosaur skeleton at ROM museum. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.

Linda’s Pick of the Exhibits

When I find a skeleton of Canada’s largest mounted dinosaur, that has to come out as #1. Indeed, while Regina’s T-Rex is the largest of its kind in the world, it’s not the largest dinosaur. Rather, the largest museum dinosaur in Canada lives in Toronto. What type of dinosaur is it? A Barosaurus.

Never heard of a Barosaurus? Me either.

A Barosaurus, as this infographic shows, weighed about 20,000 kg (22 tons). It measured about 24 m (26.2 yards) long

Comparing the weight of dinosaurs. Image reused with permission from Visual Capitalist.

The Barosaurus sauropod dinosaur on display at ROM is called “Gordo.” This informal nickname is believed to play on the Spanish word for big or fat, which describes his weight of approximately 20,000 kg (22 tons).

Gordo stretches to an impressive 27.5 m (90 ft) across the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of the Dinosaurs.

What are the largest dinosaurs found worldwide?

The infographic below provides details on the sizes of various dinosaurs.

You’ll find full details in the article, Comparing the sizes of dinosaurs in the lost world.

But what was the largest dinosaur? Argentinosaurus at 39 m (128 ft) long!

Gordo, however, wasn’t found in Canada, but at a quarry within the Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, USA. The fossils were discovered by excavations done by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in 1912.

An early jawed fish model in ROM. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.

Important Fossils at ROM

ROM displays 50+ dinosaur fossil specimens, including Gordo and another 90-ft (27.4 m) sauropod skeleton. Displays show the diversity of dinosaurs through the millennia.

Here are some of the key dinosaur skeleton highlights at ROM.

Futalognkosaurus (another sauropod) nearly 100 ft (30.5 m) long.

Hadrosaur duck-billed dinosaurs with multiple full skeletal mounts — one of the world’s best collections.

Gorgosaurus libratus, Massospondylus with fossilized nests.

Well-known dinosaurs such as T-Rex, Triceratops, and horned ceratopsians like Chasmosaurus and Wendiceratops.

Fast Fact: ROM has a fossilized 310-million-year-old tree. It was discovered in fossil cliffs at Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada.

LUCA, a single-celled organism found in Quebec is also part of the exhibit. It’s from approximately four billion years ago!

Fossils from a number of Canadian UNESCO sites form part of the collection. They include examples of the first multicellular life forms from Mistaken Point in Newfoundland and the Burgess Shale fossils from BC’s Rocky Mountains. Burgess Shale tells the story of the Cambrian explosion origin of animals.

What’s in the Royal Ontario Museum?

The Royal Ontario Museum is well known for its collection and its unique architecture. The building integrates three parts:

1914 original stone building

1930s art deco addition

2007 Michael Lee-Chin Crystal extension

Altogether, these sections have 200,000+ square feet of space.

Exterior view of ROM original and 2007 Crystal extension. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.

ROM’s world-class collection includes 18 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens. They’re displayed in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. Exhibits are from around the world covering culture and natural history.

Galleries and exhibition spaces are divided into three major categories of permanent galleries.

Natural History Galleries: Located mostly on the second floor, including dinosaur fossil exhibits, biodiversity galleries, and mineralogy collections.

World Cultures Galleries: Distributed across the first, third, and fourth floors, displaying artifacts from Africa, Asia-Pacific, South Asia, the Near East, the Mediterranean, and the Americas.

Hands-On Museums and Interactive Galleries: Designed to engage families and children with interactive learning experiences, such as the Bat Cave and Biodiversity Discovery spaces.

Parents and children in the hands-on interactive area at ROM. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.

Linda’s Road Trip Tips

Toronto is a popular tourist destination for tons of reasons beyond those ancient humongous dinosaurs! It draws many international tourists due to its diverse population. In fact, you may hear 160+ languages spoken as you travel its streets or walk the PATH.

Fast Fact: I highly recommend taking the PATH when you visit ROM. The PATH is a 30 k (18.6 miles) underground pedestrian walkway.

While ROM isn’t one of the attractions in the PATH tunnels, it’s situated close to Museum Station on the Toronto subway, which has pedestrian access via the PATH system.

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Visitors can reach the ROM conveniently by walking through the PATH from nearby connected buildings and transit hubs.

The PATH takes you to all types of businesses and services.

It also provides access to a number of museums.

I highly recommend:

Bata Shoe Museum

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum

Who Should Visit ROM?

ROM is a large, impressive cultural institution that’s a great stop for Toronto residents and visitors to the city. As Canada’s largest museum, it’s a given that museum goers will learn new things its many exhibits and galleries.

It’s a great museum to explore natural history from dinosaur and fossil collections to exhibits on biodiversity and geology.

And for those who enjoy learning more about art, history, and culture, ROM is a must-see museum.

The museum is full accessible to visitors with mobility challenges, so it’s an inclusive experience for all.

Families with small children will find it easy to move through the spacious exhibits, too.

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ROM is the kind of museum you can’t really take in during a single visit! I spent about three hours, but wished I’d had triple that amount of time. So, schedule a full day or plan to start with the galleries that most interest you, then revisit the rest at a later date.

How Do You Visit ROM?

ROM is located in downtown Toronto, easily accessible by public transit or car. For public transit, take the subway to Museum Station. Or, get off at Union Station as I did, and walk to several other downtown museums.

Parking: Park at Cumberland Parkade (148 Cumberland Street). It offers affordable parking near the museum.

Street Address: 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario.

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Visit the ROM website for days and hours open, as well as information on special programs and events.

Keep up with what’s happening at ROM with the Royal Ontario Museum Facebook page.

Check out A Guide To The Royal Ontario Museum: Exhibits You Can’t Miss with Over Here Toronto.

Have some fun with the online ROM Resources Hub.

Take virtual tours with the Royal Ontario Museum on YouTube.

Plan your visit with Google Maps.

Find More Museums in Ontario

Check out more reviews for museum attractions in Ontario on guide2museums.com.

Discover More General Museums

Canadian Museum of History: National Museum in Gatineau, Quebec

Finney County Historical Museum: 150 Years of Garden City, Kansas, History

Adams Museum in Deadwood: Where Legends are Larger Than Life

Minnesota Discovery Center: Iron Range Mining History Museum

Museum of North Texas History: Wichita Falls

Soo Line Historical Museum & Historic Site: Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Pioneer Auto Show Museum: Cars & More in Murdo, South Dakota

Fred Light Museum: Battleford, Saskatchewan

Bishop Museum: Cultural Treasures in Honolulu, Hawaii

Vilas Historical Museum: Snowmobiles to Paul Bunyan in a Wisconsin Museum

Nanaimo Museum: Diverse History of Nanaimo, British Columbia

Frontier Gateway Museum: Dinosaur Fossils & Glendive, Montana History

Rosebud County Museum: Homesteader History in Forsythe, Montana

Reference(s)

Visual Capitalist. (2022, July 9) [Image] Comparing the sizes of dinosaurs in the lost world. Retrieved from https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/comparing-the-sizes-of-dinosaurs-in-the-lost-world/#google_vignette [Reused with permission]

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Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto Review

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Ontario, is one of Canada’s most-visited museums. From its distinctive exterior to its impressive galleries, there are lots of reasons for its popularity as a tourism attraction.

Dinosaur skeleton at ROM museum. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.

Linda’s Pick of the Exhibits

When I find a skeleton of Canada’s largest mounted dinosaur, that has to come out as #1. Indeed, while Regina’s T-Rex is the largest of its kind in the world, it’s not the largest dinosaur. Rather, the largest museum dinosaur in Canada lives in Toronto. What type of dinosaur is it? A Barosaurus.

Never heard of a Barosaurus? Me either.

A Barosaurus, as this infographic shows, weighed about 20,000 kg (22 tons). It measured about 24 m (26.2 yards) long

Comparing the weight of dinosaurs. Image reused with permission from Visual Capitalist.

The Barosaurus sauropod dinosaur on display at ROM is called “Gordo.” This informal nickname is believed to play on the Spanish word for big or fat, which describes his weight of approximately 20,000 kg (22 tons).

Gordo stretches to an impressive 27.5 m (90 ft) across the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of the Dinosaurs.

What are the largest dinosaurs found worldwide?

The infographic below provides details on the sizes of various dinosaurs.

You’ll find full details in the article, Comparing the sizes of dinosaurs in the lost world.

But what was the largest dinosaur? Argentinosaurus at 39 m (128 ft) long!

Gordo, however, wasn’t found in Canada, but at a quarry within the Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, USA. The fossils were discovered by excavations done by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in 1912.

An early jawed fish model in ROM. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.

Important Fossils at ROM

ROM displays 50+ dinosaur fossil specimens, including Gordo and another 90-ft (27.4 m) sauropod skeleton. Displays show the diversity of dinosaurs through the millennia.

Here are some of the key dinosaur skeleton highlights at ROM.

Futalognkosaurus (another sauropod) nearly 100 ft (30.5 m) long.

Hadrosaur duck-billed dinosaurs with multiple full skeletal mounts — one of the world’s best collections.

Gorgosaurus libratus, Massospondylus with fossilized nests.

Well-known dinosaurs such as T-Rex, Triceratops, and horned ceratopsians like Chasmosaurus and Wendiceratops.

Fast Fact: ROM has a fossilized 310-million-year-old tree. It was discovered in fossil cliffs at Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada.

LUCA, a single-celled organism found in Quebec is also part of the exhibit. It’s from approximately four billion years ago!

Fossils from a number of Canadian UNESCO sites form part of the collection. They include examples of the first multicellular life forms from Mistaken Point in Newfoundland and the Burgess Shale fossils from BC’s Rocky Mountains. Burgess Shale tells the story of the Cambrian explosion origin of animals.

What’s in the Royal Ontario Museum?

The Royal Ontario Museum is well known for its collection and its unique architecture. The building integrates three parts:

1914 original stone building

1930s art deco addition

2007 Michael Lee-Chin Crystal extension

Altogether, these sections have 200,000+ square feet of space.

Exterior view of ROM original and 2007 Crystal extension. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.

ROM’s world-class collection includes 18 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens. They’re displayed in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. Exhibits are from around the world covering culture and natural history.

Galleries and exhibition spaces are divided into three major categories of permanent galleries.

Natural History Galleries: Located mostly on the second floor, including dinosaur fossil exhibits, biodiversity galleries, and mineralogy collections.

World Cultures Galleries: Distributed across the first, third, and fourth floors, displaying artifacts from Africa, Asia-Pacific, South Asia, the Near East, the Mediterranean, and the Americas.

Hands-On Museums and Interactive Galleries: Designed to engage families and children with interactive learning experiences, such as the Bat Cave and Biodiversity Discovery spaces.

Parents and children in the hands-on interactive area at ROM. Photo by Linda Aksomitis.

Linda’s Road Trip Tips

Toronto is a popular tourist destination for tons of reasons beyond those ancient humongous dinosaurs! It draws many international tourists due to its diverse population. In fact, you may hear 160+ languages spoken as you travel its streets or walk the PATH.

Fast Fact: I highly recommend taking the PATH when you visit ROM. The PATH is a 30 k (18.6 miles) underground pedestrian walkway.

While ROM isn’t one of the attractions in the PATH tunnels, it’s situated close to Museum Station on the Toronto subway, which has pedestrian access via the PATH system.

Pin me!

Visitors can reach the ROM conveniently by walking through the PATH from nearby connected buildings and transit hubs.

The PATH takes you to all types of businesses and services.

It also provides access to a number of museums.

I highly recommend:

Bata Shoe Museum

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum

Who Should Visit ROM?

ROM is a large, impressive cultural institution that’s a great stop for Toronto residents and visitors to the city. As Canada’s largest museum, it’s a given that museum goers will learn new things its many exhibits and galleries.

It’s a great museum to explore natural history from dinosaur and fossil collections to exhibits on biodiversity and geology.

And for those who enjoy learning more about art, history, and culture, ROM is a must-see museum.

The museum is full accessible to visitors with mobility challenges, so it’s an inclusive experience for all.

Families with small children will find it easy to move through the spacious exhibits, too.

Pin me!

ROM is the kind of museum you can’t really take in during a single visit! I spent about three hours, but wished I’d had triple that amount of time. So, schedule a full day or plan to start with the galleries that most interest you, then revisit the rest at a later date.

How Do You Visit ROM?

ROM is located in downtown Toronto, easily accessible by public transit or car. For public transit, take the subway to Museum Station. Or, get off at Union Station as I did, and walk to several other downtown museums.

Parking: Park at Cumberland Parkade (148 Cumberland Street). It offers affordable parking near the museum.

Street Address: 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario.

Pin me!

Visit the ROM website for days and hours open, as well as information on special programs and events.

Keep up with what’s happening at ROM with the Royal Ontario Museum Facebook page.

Check out A Guide To The Royal Ontario Museum: Exhibits You Can’t Miss with Over Here Toronto.

Have some fun with the online ROM Resources Hub.

Take virtual tours with the Royal Ontario Museum on YouTube.

Plan your visit with Google Maps.

Find More Museums in Ontario

Check out more reviews for museum attractions in Ontario on guide2museums.com.

Discover More General Museums

Canadian Museum of History: National Museum in Gatineau, Quebec

Finney County Historical Museum: 150 Years of Garden City, Kansas, History

Adams Museum in Deadwood: Where Legends are Larger Than Life

Minnesota Discovery Center: Iron Range Mining History Museum

Museum of North Texas History: Wichita Falls

Soo Line Historical Museum & Historic Site: Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Pioneer Auto Show Museum: Cars & More in Murdo, South Dakota

Fred Light Museum: Battleford, Saskatchewan

Bishop Museum: Cultural Treasures in Honolulu, Hawaii

Vilas Historical Museum: Snowmobiles to Paul Bunyan in a Wisconsin Museum

Nanaimo Museum: Diverse History of Nanaimo, British Columbia

Frontier Gateway Museum: Dinosaur Fossils & Glendive, Montana History

Rosebud County Museum: Homesteader History in Forsythe, Montana

Reference(s)

Visual Capitalist. (2022, July 9) [Image] Comparing the sizes of dinosaurs in the lost world. Retrieved from https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/comparing-the-sizes-of-dinosaurs-in-the-lost-world/#google_vignette [Reused with permission]

#1 #Canada #cultures #dinosaurs #fossils #history #museums #Ontario #Toronto #travel #UNESCO