CANADA-TORONTO-INT'L MUSEUM DAY-ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Xinhua
19 May 2025, 08:18 GMT+10
(250519) -- TORONTO, May 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at a sheet of copper flecked with rock at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, May 18, 2025.
Opened in 1914, the museum is home to a world-class collection of 18 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens.
International Museum Day, observed every year on May 18, is a global celebration recognized by the International Council of Museums. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
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