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As always, with all museums, I really liked the animal exhibit. With the ROM in particular, I loved the bat cave (it still creeps me out even though I'm an adult now) and the forest exhibit with the trees because they are fun to look at or walk through. I love the animal bones/skeletons, the taxidermy was fascinating, and the bird exhibit had gorgeous placement/staging.
I'm really big on fashion too, so I loved the 4th floor and spent a lot of time there. The statues/bust section was fantastic too. A great thing about the ROM is that it is so spacious that even with a lot of people, you are still able to look at everything at your own pace, and with ample personal space. Even on a busy day, its not so crowded that it interferes with your experience.
I'd say one of the weaknesses of this museum though is that it focuses on the histories of many cultures and countries. There wasn't a heavily reinforced link that connected all the exhibits together. Of course I understand that's because it's a big museum and Canada is a relatively young country compared to others, so that might just be an unavoidable issue. However, I felt that because the museum covers a wide variety of content, it only had a bit of everything. I found myself wanting more for the countries/cultures I was more interested in (ex. Japan and Korea). This could also be taken as one of the strengths of this museum if you prefer variety. You do get a bit of everything in the ROM, so it'd be useful for people who don't have a specific history they are interested in. One thing is for sure though, the ROM has something for everyone, so its great for all ages and kinds of people.
All in all, the ROM is a solid first rate museum. I prefer its interior design/architecture over that of the AGO. But the exterior is not for me. It's got interesting exhibits, the museum is huge, so you can easily spend an entire day here, and its located conveniently within the U of T island near the Gardiner Museum, so you can go on a picture-taking frenzy for free on some Tuesday if you so choose. Would I pay regular admission to come here? No, since the main exhibits don't change much. But I will definitely return on a future Tuesday maybe 5 or 10 years down the road to revisit all the exhibits I love now.
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