Research & Community Projects

Two women examine a fish at an identification workshop.

2024 Ontario Fish Identification Workshops ►

Mary Burridge
A species of Thorichthys.

Adaptive radiation, convergent evolution and speciation in Neotropical cichlids ►

Natural History
Pristimantis inguinalis collected in Guyana.

Amphibians and Reptiles of Guyana ►

Natural History
Dr. Mark Engstrom helping to prepare the whale for it's trip back to the Royal Ontario Museum.

Blue Whale ►

Burton Lim
Natural History
Jean-Bernard Caron standing on a hill with mountains in the background

Burgess Shale Projects ►

Jean-Bernard Caron
Natural History
Petrology sample.

Ceramic Petrology Laboratory ►

Kay Sunahara
World Culture
Black and white photo of Dorothy Burnham mounting a costume in the museum.

Cloth Cultures: Future Legacies of Dorothy K. Burnham ►

Sarah Fee
World Culture
Bottom of sock.

Global Fashion & Textiles: Object Lessons ►

World Culture
Oracle bones (inscribed bone), Shang Dynasty, China, 1400 - 1050 BCE, (960.237.2225, 960.237.542)

James Menzies Chinese Research Fellowship ►

Chen Shen
World Culture
Ceramics recovered in an intact tomb at Collota. The ceramics mix local and Wari styles.

Long Distance Interaction in the Ancient Andes ►

Justin Jennings
World Culture
Detail of the head of the Minoan Ivory Goddess.

Minoan Ivory Goddess ►

World Culture
Image of pots.

National Museum of Korea’s Digital Asset Project ►

Chen Shen, Gwen Adams
World Culture
Of Africa.

Of Africa ►

Ontario BioBlitz logo

Ontario BioBlitz ►

Deborah Metsger, Antonia Guidotti, Amy Lathrop, Simona Margaritescu, Mary Burridge, Mark Peck
Detail of pilgrim token.

Portable Bits of Divine Energy ►

World Culture