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ROM Research: Detailing Wendiceratops

ROM Research: Detailing Wendiceratops

David Evans and Michael Ryan reveal a spectacular new species of ceratopsian,  Wendiceratops was approximately 6 metres from nose to tail and weighed more than a ton (2,000 lbs). Guest blog by Shiona M. Mackenzie. Fossils collected from a bonebed in southern Alberta during the summers of 2011

Blue Whale Research

Blue Whale Research

Scientific study and preservation continue for the ROM’s Blue Whale Guest blog by Jacqueline Miller, Mammalian Technician The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived. What are the advantages to being so large? What are the disadvantages? There are advantages to being large,

Profile: Canada's Astronaut

Profile: Canada's Astronaut

Chris Hadfield sits down with ROM M agazine and talks space, dinos, and risk. We’re eager to hear about your favourite objects and places at the ROM, but we don’t get to chat with astronauts very often, so we’re hoping to ask a few questions about your space travels first…  Thinking back

A Family's Gift Inspired by a Mother's Dedication

A Family's Gift Inspired by a Mother's Dedication

For the past 40 years, the ROM has been Barbara Chisholm’s main volunteer endeavour. She has guided thousands of visitors through the Museum, sharing her love of decorative arts and European history with the public, a delight to all those with the good fortune to experience her lively and

Exhibit A: Dior Dress

Exhibit A: Dior Dress

“In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.” — Christian Dior  Commissioned by the ROM,  Passage #5 was designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior Haute Couture. This dramatic coat-dress was inspired by fashion illustrator René

National Volunteer Week 2016 | The Best Thing About ROM Camp

National Volunteer Week 2016 | The Best Thing About ROM Camp

By: Kiron Mukherjee, ROMKids Coordinator When we receive our evaluation forms back at the end of every session of camp, our number one piece of positive feedback is not what you may think.  It's not  Futalognkosaurus, or Djedmaatesankh. The giant squid, the Ming Tomb. It's not the

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 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

Behind the Blitz: Three Young Scientists

Behind the Blitz: Three Young Scientists

Blog by Nadine Leone, ROM Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery Assistant Coordinator Do you like insects or aquatic species? If you answered yes, then you have something in common with Danielle de Carle, Viviana Astudillo and Roegan Vetro, who are three young ROM scientists participating in the Ontario