Royal Ontario Museum: Royal Ontario Museum

About the Museum:

Founded in 1912, the Royal Ontario Museum is Canada's largest research institution. Its museum collections focus on natural history and world cultures, including China, Japan, Korea, and South Asia.

For more information on the World Cultures collections, please contact the World Cultures Department at (416) 586-5691 or by email.

Collection size: as of June 2014

The Royal Ontario Museum holds over six million items split between its Natural History and World Cultures departments.

The World Cultures department includes the Ancient Near East, China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, and the Pacific as collection areas.

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