ROM sets May 2027 opening for Bloor Street entrance

UrbanToronto reported that the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will open its Hennick Entrance and Court on Bloor Street in May 2027, restoring access after three years of construction. Inside, Hennick Court will put objects in the entrance foyer before visitors reach the exhibition galleries. Floor-to-ceiling glazing will let pedestrians see in, and the objects visible from the street will include a Ming Dynasty Temple Bell of Wei Bin and a 1.4-tonne amethyst geode.

Outside, a bronze canopy will project over the accessible entrance, extending the museum’s presence to the Bloor Street sidewalk. The reopened entrance will complement the historic Weston Entrance on Queen’s Park, which stays open.

The entrance, designed by Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects, is the next milestone in the ROM’s OpenROM project. That project will add 6,000 square feet of gallery and display space on the second and third floors, including the previously announced Gallery of Sikh Art & Culture.

ROM Director & CEO Nicholas R. Bell credited Jay and Barbara Hennick and the Hennick Family Foundation, longtime ROM supporters, for the entrance. The ROM will confirm the May 2027 opening date early next year.

Sources: UrbanToronto