Fact? or Fiction? (Royal Ontario Museum)

[lx0az9]

Could someone tell me why the ROM doesn't have free admission like the SMITHSONIAN?

[rowdy48]

The ROM is only partially funded by the government of Ontario and has to pay for the majority of its costs through income it generates from admissions, shops, etc. The Smithsonian is fully funded by the US Government and can afford to be free.

[cookiesncream789]

When does this event take place and how much does it cost?

[tiffcb4nba3]

i love the dinosaur exibit!

it was awesome.

and i like da bat cave da most!

[Trinigyal20]

Nice

Thanks for uploading!

[2cool2care]

4:06 is so funny.

[zev007]

that is one of the stupidest comments i've ever heard.

[battleaxegoblin]

What's with the lady hitting on the old guys? Is that the closest thing to being funny she can do?

[TorontoChannel]

Fantastic place. I need to go and spend a whole day there. ROM is awesome.

[LuckyPeter888]

nice

[NoName875]

I was just there a couple weeks ago, great place

[ThisCanadian]

I wish I'd know about it to go... looked like fun.

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[1selfmademan]

Micheal Lee Chin wasted his money.. these rich folks dont need any donations... but his Jamaican country men could have used the money for better purposes.

[powerfulSubtlety]

It's a wonderful work of architecture though. I'm sure he can help both a museum of fine arts and artifacts build an iconic addition, and the people of Jamaica.

[1selfmademan]

I live a 5 minute walk from the ROM. Does the Yorkville area need another overpriced piece of real-estate? There are many homeless people laying on grates in front on front of my condo, even in the dead of winter :( If I were Mr Chin, I would have donated to a building whos patrons drink Listerine, not champagne :S But hey, he's the multi-millionaire.

[powerfulSubtlety]

You can't just donate a lot of money and make those problems go away. It takes some government action, social programs and a lot of time to address homelessness. Must a person give all his money to a specific cause?

This wasn't just a condo project or investment, because it's a public museum. The man supported Toronto's culture by improving a museum, and in the end we can all admire the architecture and artifacts.

[Bobofet241]

Never heard of this event.Would love to go but it looks catered to the very rich.Note the word 'Clients'.

[Shun1]

I live real close to the ROM

[1selfmademan]

me too :)

[ManShakeBoyShake]

My goodness, it's been about 5 or 6 years since I've been to the ROM!

[EGirl12]

Same.. I went to the summer camp when I was like 7 or 8..and i havent been back since

[just2visit]

who likes ROM perhaps has never been in any museums

[Defenseman]

Pure Faction.

[Rereversed]

I read the title of the movie, and I feel qualifed to say that the ROM is indeed a real place and is not fiction.

[angend]

Everyone should have a chance to experience the ROM. Fantastic place.

[wade2bosh]

boo

[TheHumanComa]

cool idea, giant game of balderdash

[torontothegood]

fat cats tossing around big bucks ... shee-shee-froo-froo. classic toronto!

[romanpraetoria]

shular what? I've been to the ROM and I've been to many others around the world. Halfwitted intellectuals have nothing to do with art. I get a better story told with 10,000 year old cave paintings than what is being shown today.

[LuminolBlue]

I love the ROM. - Nice video, thanks for sharing.

[HarveyBirdmanTk421]

Did they have the question "The earth is only five thousand years old" Fact or fiction. lol

[Indubitably14]

Great event, love the ROM, it can compete with the MET

[Novaheart1998]

The ROM is great, this looks like a fun event. I DON"T like the new Crystal addition.. its ugly and totally useless for displaying ancient artifacts... it looks like dry wall assembled for a German Expressionist film from the 1920's, ridiculous.

[83056]

Seems like a good thing

[PumaPumaPride]

huh, sweet. I love the ROM. I don't really like the new wing though. To...artsy.

[XoXoXannaXoXoX]

The ROM doesn't have "shitty" stuff- on the inside. However, "anything and they call it art" is a pretty good description of the new Crystal- completely modified in design with absolutely no consultation, LEAKS, has no vertical walls to hang things on, and creates giant icicles of Death that slide off in the winter and force road closures. AND it looks like a spaceship has crashed down through the roof of a (formerly) beautiful building. Of course, inefficiency is very avant-garde.

[romanpraetoria]

art has gotten so shitty lately and its a bunch of "elitists" getting together doing anything and they call it art.

[Shular67]

But this is a museam, not an art gallery. What art they DO have will usually be quite old, and so not part of the "shitty" stuff you're referring to. Visit the ROM before you pass judgement on it.

[Prototype87]

Looks like alot of fun and a great way to hold a fundraiser and give people a chance to meet those behind the scenes.

Cheers!

[3461167]

the new ROM is amazing :-)

[TheMostFuckingName]

This event is only for "stupid" crunchy rich people, by the way...

[jasonng86]

of course, as usual...the ppl that throw around their money so they can have every building named after themselves to inflate their ego would die if they had to actually come into contact with someone without as much money and in their narrow view therefore as much class. rich ppl showing off how stupid they are, but only to each other, what a joke it all is...

[3461167]

why are you so anti-success? these people are the people who allow such great structures to be built in our city..

they're also (coincidentally) the people who pay the most taxes to give you cushy social services (even though thy dont benefit from any of them) and give the most to philanthropy.

don't speak out of your ass and try thinking before you type such mindless things.

[ShallowBoi]

I love Canada!

[yodak77]

I think i'm going to the ROM for a field trip :D

[thebermudian]

Great idea and sounds interesting as well .

[AgentGhost]

Canadians are nuts.

[feherman86]

We are nuts ... nuts for history, science and all other disciplines of education.

[AndrewSpriter]

This is great, I love the ROM, and Humble Howard is amazing!