James Ossuary Coming to Toronto
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces that the recently-discovered James Ossuary, 1st century C.E., will be coming to the Museum. It is expected that the ossuary will be placed on exhibit in the Mediterranean World Feature Exhibition Gallery by Saturday, November 16, 2002 and remain until Sunday, December 29, 2002. “The ROM is honoured to receive the James Ossuary such a short time after its discovery,” stated William Thorsell, Director and CEO of the ROM. “We are delighted to be the first museum to display it and bring forward the various expert theories regarding its religious significance and archaeological history.”