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Museum Monday with Melissa- April 27, 2015

Museum Monday with Melissa- April 27, 2015

With May just a few days away and warmer weather upon us, you can count on an innovative and creative week at the Royal Ontario Museum.  ROM Speaks: The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, And An Epic Journey Adults will enjoy learning about the biodiversity.  This moderated evening event

Museum Monday with Melissa- November 2

Museum Monday with Melissa- November 2

It was great to see so many new and familiar faces celebrating the Day of the Dead at #FNLROM this past Friday.  There is so much to see and do this week!  If you haven’t already you’ll definitely want to warm up in the #ROMpeii exhibit- keep note that it is only going to be open until

“They Were Hoist By their Own Petard”

They organized extravagant spectacles, each more lavish than the next. They built imposing monuments, ever larger to outdo their predecessors and rivals. Over centuries, the Maya leaders elevated themselves far above their subjects. Yet in the end, these all-powerful rulers were caught in a trap of

Behind the Blitz: The Heart of the Data

Behind the Blitz: The Heart of the Data

Guest blog by Angela Telfer, the Data Management Lead for Bio-Inventory and Collections Unit of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), and Database Coordinator for the Ontario BioBlitz program During the BioBlitz, you will find me camped out at the Species Depot. I won’t go out into the

#ThrowbackThursday: Badly Tied Up

#ThrowbackThursday: Badly Tied Up

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

Conversations with Theo

Conversations with Theo

Guest post by ROM Member, Anne Thériault     When I was growing up trips to the ROM definitely topped my list of Amazing Fun Stuff I Sometimes Get To Do. When I had a kid of my own, I knew the ROM was something I wanted to share with him- plus I needed somewhere to take him on the days when it

#instaROM at #FNLROM

#instaROM at #FNLROM

If you remember from our last #instaROM event (https://www.rom.on.ca/en/blog/instarom) it lasted the entire day and was self guided. Well, I can say that our first try was somewhat of a success. We only had two days to promote the tour but four people came out to take part. Our motivation for these

"Pseudo-Nature" and Photographic Integrity

"Pseudo-Nature" and Photographic Integrity

Guest blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Sean de Francia The 13th of June saw the fourth annual Ontario Bioblitz, a 24-hour frenzy of citizen science bringing taxonomic experts and ecological enthusiasts to the Don River Watershed to create an inventory of the local

34th Annual ROM Colloquium: World Discoveries- on Feb 8, 2013

On Friday, February 8, 2013, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents the 34th annual ROM Colloquium, a stimulating one-day event with curators and researchers highlighting their latest global discoveries and ongoing research. The ROM 2013 Colloquium: World Discoveries gives everyone the chance to

#ThrowbackThursday: Good Luck!

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka