Editing Ontario (section)

=== Museums ===
{{Main|List of museums in Ontario}}
[[File:Royal Ontario Museum in Fall 2021.jpg|thumb|Royal Ontario Museum in fall of 2021]]
The largest museum in both Ontario and Canada is the [[Royal Ontario Museum]], located in Toronto and founded in 1912. Receiving over one million visitors each year, it is also Canada's most popular museum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Ontario Museum {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-ontario-museum |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223170143/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-ontario-museum |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ROM Announces Record-Breaking 1.35 Million Visitors Annual Attendance |url=https://www.rom.on.ca/en/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/rom-announces-record-breaking-135-million-visitors-annual |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Royal Ontario Museum |date=May 2017 |language=en |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828170324/https://www.rom.on.ca/en/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/rom-announces-record-breaking-135-million-visitors-annual |url-status=live }}</ref> It features 40 exhibits containing "art, culture and nature from around the world."<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Museum |url=https://www.rom.on.ca/en/about-us/rom |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Royal Ontario Museum |language=en |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503090455/https://www.rom.on.ca/en/about-us/rom |url-status=live }}</ref> Iconic objects include: the world's largest faceted [[cerussite]] gem, [[Light of the Desert]]; four large totem poles, [[Nisga'a and Haida Crest Poles of the Royal Ontario Museum|Nisga'a and Haida]]; and a [[Neo-Babylonian]] wall relief, [[Striding Lion]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iconic Objects: The Must-See Treasures of the ROM |url=https://www.rom.on.ca/en/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/iconic-objects-the-must-see-treasures-of-the-rom |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Royal Ontario Museum |date=May 27, 2010 |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221072318/https://www.rom.on.ca/en/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/iconic-objects-the-must-see-treasures-of-the-rom |url-status=live }}</ref> Ontario is also home to a number of national museums, due to the location of [[Ottawa]]. These include, among others, the [[Canadian War Museum]], dedicated to [[Military history of Canada|Canada's military history]], the [[Canadian Museum of Nature]], dedicated to [[natural history]] and the [[Canada Science and Technology Museum]], dedicated to the [[Technological and industrial history of Canada|history of science and technology in Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=15 top museums in Canada {{!}} Destination Canada |url=https://travel.destinationcanada.com/en-ca/things-to-do/learning-coast-coast-15-best-canadian-museums |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=travel.destinationcanada.com |date=February 19, 2016 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825062913/https://travel.destinationcanada.com/en-ca/things-to-do/learning-coast-coast-15-best-canadian-museums |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=Ottawa's seven national museums |url=https://ottawatourism.ca/en/ottawa-insider/ottawa-s-seven-national-museums |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Ottawa Tourism |language=en |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502212124/https://ottawatourism.ca/en/ottawa-insider/ottawa-s-seven-national-museums |url-status=live }}</ref> There are also numerous other smaller, regional museums located in Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regional Museum Networks {{!}} Ontario Museum Association |url=https://members.museumsontario.ca/programs-events/advocacy/regional-museum-networks |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=members.museumsontario.ca |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531104525/https://members.museumsontario.ca/programs-events/advocacy/regional-museum-networks |url-status=live }}</ref>