The exhibition is presented through several entry points – “nodes” – which together make up the space of possibilities reflected in ROM’s past, ongoing experiments, and future, not as finished answers but as inviting questions. Among other things, you will encounter our incomplete archive: boxes of unsorted material that highlight how institutional history is a collective and ongoing process, encouraging additional contributions and reflections on what is worth preserving. In the mini-exhibition curated by the architectural office SPEED, key documents from the period 1987–2025 are presented, linking Galleri ROM and the Institutt for romkunst to today’s practice. FAT and Enrique Roura’s interdisciplinary project Be the Ramp makes accessibility concrete and bodily through a temporary installation that turns thresholds and level differences into a subject for conversations about dignity and sustainability. Changes and experiences from ROM Studio Mulighetsrom will be made visible through new spatial interpretations.

The process behind the exhibition has included an idea development phase in 2024, a two-day insight workshop in spring 2025 with invited contributors from the fields of art, architecture, and accessibility, and ROM Studio Mulighetsrom, a working exhibition and pilot period this autumn, as well as seminars and anniversary events that have shaped the project’s themes and priorities. The work reflects ROM’s role as a laboratory: a place for experimentation, interdisciplinary dialogue, and long-term, value-driven transformation.

More information about the exhibition and program to come.

The exhibition opens Thursday, October 9, at 6:00 PM.