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Pl atin u m ta ble S: The Thor E. and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation | Gail and Bob Farquharson/Judy and Wilmot Matthews | Patrick & Barbara Keenan & Family | Thomas Kierans &

Mary Janigan | Mandeville Private Client Inc./Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | The Hon. Margaret

Norrie McCain | Nita and Donald Reed | Rogers TV | Helga and Mike Schmidt | Joey and Toby

Tanenbaum | James and Louise Temerty | The Hon. Hilary M. Weston and W. Galen Weston

GOLd TA BLE S: Acasta Capital & The Stronach Group | AGF Management | Aimia | Anonymous | Jennifer Ivey Bannock | Faas Foundation | GE Canada | Hatch | Hudson’s Bay Company | Jackman

Family | Linamar Corporation | Nancy & Jon Love | Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP | Jonas and

Lynda Prince | ROM Contemporary Culture | The Samuel Sanford Family | Scotiabank | Stonegate

Private Counsel | Teck | James and Louise Temerty | Tour East Group

SiLv ER TA BLE S: Mohammad & Najla Al Zaibak | BMO Financial Group | Michael Detlefsen & Louise Le Beau | Dream | Goldman Sachs | GREENHILL and COMPANY | HUB International Insurance

Brokers & RSA Insurance | Manulife | RBC | ROM Board of Governors | ROM Board of Trustees |

Spafax Canada Inc. | TD Bank Group | Richard Wernham & Julia West

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Photos: April Maciborka, Moment Factory, Scott Ramsay, Russell Vance and Ryan Walker

inSiDeRSPEciAL EdiTiONJANUARY 2015

Centennial

Ballc ENTEN N i A L BA LL cOM M iT TEE: Bonnie Brooks, Co-Chair | Senator Nicole Eaton, Co-Chair |

Janet Carding | Neera Chopra | Shane Crompton | Andrew Faas | Raymond Girard | Jennifer Ivey

Bannock | Lynda Prince | Hon. Belinda Stronach

c ENTEN N i A L BA LL 101 cOM M iT TEE: Stephanie Bannock | David Bassett | Cléophée Eaton |

Michelle Eaton | Thor Edmund Eaton | Laura Graham | Trinity Jackman | Michael Liebrock | Koel Loyer

| Courtney MacNeil | Jessica Mulroney | Tiffani Steer | Victoria Webster

In celebration of the ROM’s Centennial Ball this past November, the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal was lit up with stunning artistic projections by Moment Factory. The ROM commissioned the award-winning new media studio to create an immersive, one-night-only experience that transformed the Museum’s facade and interiors into a colourful kaleidoscopic wonderland.

Inside the Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal Court, Moment Factory transformed eight iconic artifacts into an astonishing art piece that reacted in real time to the evening’s music. As a violinist, percussionist and DJ performed, their music stimulated beautiful imagery built on colour, light, movement and texture.

Special thanks to the talented team at Moment Factory for their creativity and generosity, which helped make the ROM’s Centennial Ball a memorable success.

a Kaleidoscope of Wonder

Happy New Year! It’s an honour for me to begin 2015 with you as President & CEO of the ROM Governors. I hope each and every one of you had a lovely festive season with your friends and family. Thank you again for your incredible support of the ROM last year. Your generosity and volunteer leadership enabled unforgettable exhibitions, exciting new acquisitions and leading-edge research.

In this special edition of ROM Insider we relive the ROM Centennial Ball—giving you a colourful snapshot of last year’s most glittering Museum event. We proudly welcomed more than 600 guests for a stunning once-in-a-lifetime fundraiser on Saturday, November 8, 2014. Bonnie Brooks, Chair of the ROM Board of Trustees, and Senator Nicole Eaton co-chaired this spectacular white-tie affair, which raised over $700,000 net in support of the Love the ROM Centennial Campaign.

Our Love the ROM Campaign aims to raise $15 million by June 2015 to realize two remarkable Centennial legacies. The Welcome Project will enhance the ROM’s lobby and create a lively civic green space for the city on the Museum’s doorstep with an outdoor performance space and beautiful biodiversity gardens. The Dawn of Life on Earth Gallery will tell the fascinating story of how life began and evolved on our planet in an immersive environment that will send visitors on a journey to the depths of the ancient seas. To learn more, please visit us at rom.on.ca/lovetherom. I look forward to seeing many of you at upcoming exhibitions and Patrons and Currelly Society events as we kick off the ROM’s next century of wonder and discovery. The ROM is your playground for natural history and world cultures and together we can give it a bright future.

Sincerely,

Susan HorvathPresident & CEO, ROM Governors

embarking on Our next Century

Michelle Eaton, Senator Nicole Eaton and Thor EatonSylvia MantellaJennifer Ivey Bannock and Lynda PrinceIvan Fecan, Sandra Faire and Jeanne BekerSonya Hamilton and Michael Lee-ChinToby and Joey TanenbaumSusan HorvathW. Galen Weston and The Hon. Hilary WestonSuzanne Timmins and Janet CardingVictor and Maureen DodigBonnie Brooks and John ToryBen and Jessica MulroneyHelga Schmidt and Mary Anne BueschkensJohn Bianchini, Simona Cara and Keith SpenceRobert and Ruth KeiltyClaude Tambu and Gloria KapukuRob Pierce and Lesley Belows Leah and Mike LordRana Florida and Victoria Webster

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The ROM’s Centennial year culminated with a stunning once-in-a-lifetime celebration of wonder and discovery on November 8, 2014. Nothing short of spectacular, this white-tie affair was hosted by Bonnie Brooks, Chair of the ROM Board of Trustees, and Senator Nicole Eaton.

More than 600 guests dazzled in ball gowns and tails and were greeted by a Michael-Lee Chin Crystal lit up with artistic projections by Moment Factory. The ROM’s generous philanthropic community of donors, patrons, and sponsors came together for a series of intimate dinners in several galleries, raising over $700,000 net in support of the Museum. Special thanks to Presenting Sponsor CIBC, Opening Ceremonies Sponsor Mantella Venture Partners, and all the Centennial Ball Committee members for helping to make the evening so memorable.

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As the ROM’s Centennial Partner, CIBC supported a year-long festival of special events and programs for the community, including the ROM Centennial Ball, Heritage Days and ground-breaking exhibitions such as Fashion Follows Form: Designs for Sitting and Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The ROM is so grateful for CIBC’s partnership and generosity.

“CIBC’s partnership with the ROM has spanned a century and we are proud to continue our long-standing support of Canada’s world museum.” Victor Dodig, President and CEO, CIBC

Celebrating two iconic Canadian institutions

The first stunning moments of the ROM Centennial Ball began with a spectacular Opening Ceremonies reception sponsored by Mantella Venture Partners. “We were so proud to support the ROM during this singular moment in its history,” said Sylvia Mantella, Chief Marketing Officer, Mantella Corporation. Mantella Venture Partners is a venture capital organization that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs, building market-altering mobile and Internet software businesses.

Throughout the evening, guests were drawn to the sparkling lights of the Flixel Living Photo Booth in the ROM’s Rotunda. Party-goers posed for “living memories” created by this hybrid photography that combines still pictures with motion. Launched in 2012, Flixel is a Canadian company that makes applications for the creation of Cinemagraphs or Living Photos, and has been supported by Mantella Venture Partners. The ROM is deeply grateful for the generous support of Mantella Venture Partners.

Opening Ceremonies, lasting memories

Photos: The Flixel Living Photo Booth at the ROM Centennial Ball; Victor Dodig at the ROM on March 19, 2014; ROM South Asian Heritage Day.