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Student Photographers Shoot for the ROM

Student Photographers Shoot for the ROM

  On Tuesday evening,  April 8, the ROM, in conjunction with The Walrus Foundation, held the book launch of Every Object Has A Story, an amazing new book celebrating 100 years of the ROM.  This is a book about twenty-one iconic artifacts/specimens, with  twenty-one ROM Curators and experts and

National Volunteer Week: ROMkids

National Volunteer Week: ROMkids

The Royal Ontario Museum proudly joined the Nation in celebrating National Volunteer Week 2014. To wrap up this weeks commemoration of volunteers, we picked the brains of our ROMkids volunteers to learn more about what they do and why they do it. Our volunteers work tirelessly to give to the ROM

ROM Fieldtrip: Red Knot migration at San Antonio Oeste, Argentina

ROM Fieldtrip: Red Knot migration at San Antonio Oeste, Argentina

Red knots are small sandpipers that breed in the central Canadian Arctic and spend the northern hemisphere winter up to 15,000 km further south in Tierra del Fuego.  This southern population undertakes the longest migration, with other populations taking shorter journeys to NE Brazil, and SE USA

Chinese Hat Spheres

Chinese Hat Spheres

Laws for hat insignia worn by the Manchu in China, date back to 1636. Numbering less than a quarter of a million, the Manchu conquered the Chinese empire, establishing the Qing dynasty by 1644. To assert authority over the Han Chinese population, the Manchu felt very strongly about having an easily

The ROM's presence on Social Media

The ROM's presence on Social Media

Hello everyone, my name is Ryan Dodge and I am the Social Media Coordinator here at the ROM. Today, I am happy to announce the official launch of four new Twitter handles, now you can interact with each of our Centres of Discovery! Last year, the Museum launched the Centres of Discovery to help

Earth Day at the ROM: Saving the Fastest Birds in the World!

Earth Day at the ROM: Saving the Fastest Birds in the World!

Earth Day is an internationally observed celebration promoting the protection and conservation of our planet and its myriad denizens, celebrated every April 22 across the globe. April 22 nd, 2014 was no exception, and it saw an excellent group of students, teachers and special guests gather at the

ROM Ideas: Biodiversity

ROM Ideas: Biodiversity

To let you in on the latest insights and discoveries from behind the scenes, ROM Ideas, formerly the ROM Colloquium, invites its patrons to step into the realm of ROM researchers, technicians, and other experts who perform ground-breaking work in our labs, collections areas, and at field sites all

ROM Ideas: Fossils & Evolution

ROM Ideas: Fossils & Evolution

To let you in on the latest insights and discoveries from behind the scenes, ROM Ideas, formerly the ROM Colloquium, invites its patrons to step into the realm of ROM researchers, technicians, and other experts who perform ground-breaking work in our labs, collections areas, and at field sites all

ROM Ideas: Contemporary Culture

ROM Ideas: Contemporary Culture

To let you in on the latest insights and discoveries from behind the scenes, ROM Ideas, formerly the ROM Colloquium invites its patrons to step into the realm of ROM researchers, technicians, and other experts who perform ground-breaking work in our labs, collections areas, and at field sites all

ROM Ideas: Ancient Cultures

ROM Ideas: Ancient Cultures

To let you in on the latest insights and discoveries from behind the scenes,  ROM Ideas, formerly the ROM Colloquium invites its patrons to step into the realm of ROM researchers, technicians, and other experts who perform ground-breaking work in our labs, collections areas, and at field sites all