This Request for Pre-Qualifications (“RFPQ”) is issued by The Royal Ontario Museum (“ROM”) to establish a vendor of record list ("VOR List") to provide museum strategic management services to the ROM. The ROM invites firms who have experience with world-leading museums and related cultural institutions in Canada, US, and Europe, who have deep knowledge with global benchmarking research for museum best practiceto submit a Proposal for the provision of strategic management services to the ROM. Proponents who qualify in accordance with this RFPQ may be added to the VOR List.
Opened in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum showcases art, culture and nature from around the world and across the ages. Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum is home to a world-class collection of 13 million art objects and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. As the country’s preeminent field research institute and an international leader in new and original findings, the ROM plays a vital role in advancing our understanding of the artistic, cultural and natural world. Combining its original heritage architecture with the contemporary Daniel Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the ROM serves as a national landmark, and a dynamic cultural destination in the heart of Toronto for all to enjoy.