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National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Joe Moysiuk

By: Peter Fenton Joe Moysiuk is a volunteer in the ROM Invertebrate Palaeobiology team Joe Moysiuk has been involved with the ROM since he was a young child, collecting fossils and bringing them here for identification. Joe joined the ROM "officially" in 2012 as a highschool coop student

National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Tony Steede

By Katherine Dunnell, Mineralogy & Geology Technician Tony Steede is a volunteer in the Earth Science Department. Earth Science is indebted to the base of volunteers that work with us and within our collections every day.   We currently have seven volunteers working with us with various

Family Camera: Mystery Missionary

  by Aliya Mazari, M.A. student, Photography Preservation and Collections Management, Ryerson University Many family photos in museum collections have been separated from their family histories, thus falling into the category of “orphaned” photos. Why does this separation happen? Does the

NEW RESEARCH: Seed Eating May Have Helped Beaked Birds Survive

NEW RESEARCH: Seed Eating May Have Helped Beaked Birds Survive

Living birds may have their ancestors' beaks to thank for surviving the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.  New research indicates the closest relatives of modern birds, the small feathered raptor dinosaurs and primitive toothed birds, went extinct abruptly at the end of the

Winners of the Henry's Capture the Wilderness Contest

Winners of the Henry's Capture the Wilderness Contest

In conjunction with the ROM's Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, Henry's exclusively invited ROM members to enter the Capture the Wilderness Contest which ran from February 1- March 20, 2016. ROM Members were asked to tweet their latest and greatest tips for capturing the

NOUVELLE RECHERCHE: Les graines auraient pu aider les oiseaux munis d’un bec à survivre

NOUVELLE RECHERCHE: Les graines auraient pu aider les oiseaux munis d’un bec à survivre

Si les oiseaux actuels ont survécu à l’extinction massive des dinosaures, c’est peut-être grâce au bec de leurs ancêtres. D’après une nouvelle recherche, les proches parents des oiseaux modernes, les petits dinosaures à plumes de type raptor et les oiseaux primitifs munis de dents,

New to ROM: Frances Ferdinands

New to ROM: Frances Ferdinands

For over a decade, the ROM has steadily acquired the work of contemporary Canadian artists who are part of the South Asian diaspora. Such collecting is important not only to provide points of context and contrast with ROM’s historical South Asian collections, but also to preserve the complexities

Tattooed Heroes of Edo Period Japan

Tattoos: Ritual. Identity. Obsession. Art is an exhibition in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) coming from Museé du quai Branly, Paris. It explores 5000 years of tattoo tradition around the world. The traditional and contemporary tattoos of Japan are featured prominently in their own section of the

A Night to Honour our ROM Supporters

A Night to Honour our ROM Supporters

Close to 500 members of the ROM family attended our annual Chairs’ Reception on May 4, 2016, celebrating our exceptional donors, patrons, sponsors and volunteers. The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, presented the Lieutenant Governor’s Distinguished Service Award