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SSSSsss… c-CAW! RrAWR! Animal Weekend is Here!
I used to walk through the halls of my high school (yes, high school – I don’t know what was wrong with me either) making animal noises. Not the normal ones like “moo” and “oink”, but the more obscure ones (I guess it’s the hipster in me). For instance, my impression of the Komodo
New Research from the Burgess Shale: Thorny worms that swarmed in the Cambrian seas
Hallucigenia sparsa is no ordinary animal. This poster child of the Burgess Shale biota is the ultimate weirdo, and the ROM holds the world’s largest collection of specimens. New research published July 31st in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, provides fresh new revelations about
Museum Monday with Melissa
With summer ending soon, it is something you’ll want to cherish before it is gone. There is still much to warm up with at the Royal Ontario Museum this week. Take a ROM walk through Cabbagetown North this Wednesday. Just look for the purple ROMwalks Umbrella at the Northeast corner of
Trees for Toronto- Our Urban Forest
Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication student Rhi More On this, the first day of fall, imagine the city of Toronto without trees. I think we can all agree that it’s a pretty strange thought – especially as Toronto is home to just over 10 million of them according to Toronto’s 2013
iPad Drawing Class with Jerrem Lynch
What do you get when you mix an Australian graffiti artist, a high school student, two art therapists, a pub owner and a radio show host at the ROM on a Thursday night? The ICC’s iPad Drawing Class! Twenty-five people from all walks of life and age groups signed up for an evening workshop – and
Highlights of 2015
As I walk through the Museum each day, I am reminded of the magical feeling museums give us — I see visitors of all ages enjoying our collections, exhibitions, and special events like our ROM Speaks lectures and Friday Night Live, which bring the wonders of the Museum to new audiences. During the
Damien’s Wish: A Day as a Palaeontologist
If you could wish for anything what would it be? As hard as a decision as this is to make for most of us, for young Damien, age 12, it was a no-brainer. This week the ROM and Make-A-Wish Canada teamed up to help grant Damien—who has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia—his wish to
Summerasaurus Part V: The Badlands
Walking through the badlands is like walking through a western novel: canyons cut through the prairie, exposing layers of brown, gold, black and white sediment. Clichés keep popping up: tumbleweeds roll by, cactus pop out from unexpected places, and cattle skulls bleach in the sun. Scorpions hide
“Mexico must open its windows but protect its roof”
Mexican statesman and writer Dr. Carlos Fuentes has been opening windows onto his country’s politics and culture since the 1950s. Author of numerous books and essays, he has taught, lectured and received awards and recognition worldwide. Monday night Dr. Fuentes spoke to an audience of over four
An Interview with Plasticine Artist Barbara Reid
Sunday April 22 is Earth Day, but we’re celebrating Mother Earth all weekend! We’re super excited to welcome Barbara Reid, the popular children’s author and plasticine artist extraordinaire, as a special guest this weekend. She is leading workshops for kids, teaching families how to make