Royal Ontario Museum Iconic Objects
Bust of Cleopatra
The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada has a vast collection of treasures from around the globe. Artifacts in their collection range from historic figures and art pieces, to biological specimens and examples of contemporary life. This is a list some of the iconic artifacts in the museum's collections and their locations within the museum.
The Royal Ontario Museum curators routinely collect objects from a variety of sources around the world to grow the museum's collection. The list of iconic artifacts will grow as new artifacts are acquired by the museum.
Level 1 Galleries
- Tomb of General Zu Dashou (Ming Tomb), ROM Gallery of Chinese Architecture, Philosophers' Walk Wing
- The Paradise of Maitreya, Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art, Philosophers' Walk Wing
- Nisga'a and Haida Crest Poles of the Royal Ontario Museum, Rotunda
- The Death of General Wolfe, Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada, Weston Family Wing
Level 2 Galleries
- Barosaurus (“Gordo”), James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs, Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
- Parasaurolophus walkeri, James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs, Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
- Tagish Lake (meteorite), Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures, Weston Family Wing
- "Light of the Desert" (cerussite gem), Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures, Weston Family Wing
- Southern White Rhino ("Bull"), Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity, Centre Block
- Burgess Shale, Peter F. Bronfman Gallery of Early Life, Hilary and Galen Weston Wing
Level 3 Galleries
- Navjot's Untitled, more commonly known as The Blue Lady, Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery
- Striding Lion, Wirth Gallery of the Middle East, Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
- Bust of Cleopatra, Galleries of Africa: Egypt, Philosophers' Walk Wing
- Statue of Sekhmet, Galleries of Africa: Egypt, Philosophers' Walk Wing
- Egyptian Book of the Dead of Amen-en-hat, Galleries of Africa, Philosophers' Walk Wing
- Earl of Pembroke's Armour, Samuel European Galleries, Weston Family Wing
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