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En l’honneur de Michael Lee-Chin, mécène

En l’honneur de Michael Lee-Chin, mécène

Le don généreux fait en 2003 par Michael Lee-Chin, soit 30 millions de dollars, était un des plus grands dons jamais versés à une institution culturelle canadienne. La vision et l’engagement de Michael Lee-Chin, principal donateur de la campagne Renaissance ROM, ont donné le coup d’envoi

Montrer au monde la collection Kirwin

Montrer au monde la collection Kirwin

Le ROM tient à remercier BMO Groupe financier pour son don extraordinaire d’un million de dollars à l’initiative de la collection Kirwin. Cet apport généreux à ROM Terre et espace aidera le Musée à cataloguer, numériser et entreposer cette collection remarquable et à la partager avec

Museum Monday with Melissa- July 20, 2015

Museum Monday with Melissa- July 20, 2015

What an exciting time for the ROM. This week there is so much to see and do. With the beautiful weather we are able to enjoy it is a great time to get out and visit the Royal Ontario Museum.   Nothing could be more exciting than a new dinosaur discovery. In just the last few days, a recent

Japanese Art Collection at the ROM

Japanese Art Collection at the ROM

The Japanese art collection at the ROM includes approximately 10,000 objects: it is the largest collection of the kind in Canada. The largest number of Japanese items is from the Edo period (1601-1868). Among them are lacquer works, such as incense containers and writing boxes beautifully decorated

Antonia and Deb’s top ten favourite things about Bioblitzes

Antonia and Deb’s top ten favourite things about Bioblitzes

On June 13, 14, 2015, the ROM Department of Natural History and other ROM staff participated in the Don River Watershed Bioblitz. It was the fourth annual Ontario Bioblitz. This is our personal short list and we are sure that other participants have their own favourite things about bioblitzing. We

Join our first #EmptyROM tour!

Join our first #EmptyROM tour!

Have you ever wanted to visit the museum BEFORE we open to the public? Are you an Instagram whiz? Apply below for our 1st #EmptyROM tour. On August 19th from 8-9am we'll welcome 10 lucky social media influencers who will have the chance to visit our galleries, EMPTY! Deadline to apply is NOON

ROM Alfred Wirth Gallery of the Middle East: Stronghold of an Iranian Warlord on the Silk Road

ROM Alfred Wirth Gallery of the Middle East: Stronghold of an Iranian Warlord on the Silk Road

By Ed Keall   The temporary exhibit space in the Wirth galleries of the Middle East and the Ondaatje gallery of Asia is designed to keep the galleries alive by encouraging visitors to repeat their visits because there is something new to see. The space is intended to feature research conducted by

Resources for Game Developers

Space Missions NASA 2D & 3D Images Games Made from NASA Data We think space is pretty cool...in fact we'd even say it rocks!  We've gathered some of our favourite resources to inspire you about this year's theme. The best part? Most of these resources are open source and freely

Our Darling Dermestids- A Visit to the ROM's Bug Room

Our Darling Dermestids- A Visit to the ROM's Bug Room

Guest blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Robert Elliot How does the Royal Ontario Museum get their Skeletons so clean without compromising their integrity? A well-kept colony of hide beetles cleans every crevice of the various cadavers in the ROM’s bug room with

Meme the ROM!

Meme the ROM!

We love seeing the ROM through your eyes. Luckily we get to do this by speaking with you on social media and hearing about your visits to the Museum. We also get to marvel at the awesome photos you take and share with us. And now, we’re going to take it one step further: we want to see the