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Snapshots of Biodiversity: A Photo Essay on the 2014 Ontario BioBlitz

Snapshots of Biodiversity: A Photo Essay on the 2014 Ontario BioBlitz

(Above) Carlene Gallant from the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario showing a young scientist how to collect and catalogue insect specimens. Photo by Vincent Luk by Stacey Kerr, ROM Biodiversity Storyteller and Creative Producer, and the 2014 Environmental Visual Communication student cohort The

Did End-of-World Prophesiers have too much Time on their Hands?

Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager  Last Friday, a keen and curious crowd of 75 people attended the ROM’s monthly Connecting: Mix Mingle Think event for a talk by the Museum’s ancient world expert Gayle Gibson called The Long Goodbye: Apocalypse 2012? Six facts you may not

Will the World Ever End?

Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager  A few weeks ago, Stephen Hawking’s advice to humankind—his gift to us on his 70 th birthday—was a very serious request that we must colonize other planets as soon as possible. Does he know something we don’t? He’s hoping, of course,

Doodle 4 Google contest announcement

Doodle 4 Google contest announcement

Google Canada announced on Friday October 11, that they're launching Canada’s first Doodle 4 Google contest for kids. Chris O'Neill, Managing Director Google Canada even posted a blog about this on the Official Google Canada Blog site. Winners will be announced here at the ROM in

Museum Monday with Melissa- March 23, 2015

Museum Monday with Melissa- March 23, 2015

Starting today is the international event well known as Museum Week. MUSEUM WEEK  is a worldwide love of all things curatorial. Museums around the world celebrate this every year.  From Egyptian mummies to Roman emperors, you can enjoy some of the best in conversations and curations.  Seniors

ROMwpy winner Steven Rose- Arctic Photography

ROMwpy winner Steven Rose- Arctic Photography

Last February we awarded Steven Rose, 1st place in our ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. The contest asked participants to share a wildlife photography image via social media and the grand prize was an exclusive trip to the Arctic and Greenland with Quark Expeditions! Steven is now

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

Pronghorns and Prickly Pears and Bison…oh my! Thoughts on Grasslands National Park

Submitted by Alexander Muth, winner of the Find the Baby Bison Contest Alexander loving the view from the top of 70 mile Butte We’re back.  We all had a great trip out west. It’s hard to pick out highlights, as it all seems like highlights to me. My brother Isaac says the scariest part was

Behind the Blitz: Eye to Eye with a Bat

Behind the Blitz: Eye to Eye with a Bat

Blog by Environmental Visual Communication alumnus / Ontario BioBlitz Communications Assistant Fatima Ali Some adventurous people dream of being out in the field with scientists, documenting wildlife in the middle of the forest and discovering species. Sounds pretty exciting doesn’t it? Well the

The Museum Makers Mural!

    Hi, we are the Museum Makers from Session 1 of Summer Club 2013!  We made this extraordinary mural for the Royal Ontario Museum.   We chose specific drawings to represent different galleries in the museum. For example, we chose different plants and animals to represent the Schad Gallery of