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Department of Art & Culture Internship Program (Graduate and Undergraduate) 2020-21

  Art & Culture Internship Program The Department of Art & Culture offers opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to explore museum careers and gain professional experience and training. The Art & Culture Internship Program awards internships to students interested in a

National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Jaclyn Firth

Jaclyn is a volunteer at the Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery, and a recipient of the Ontario Service Award in 2017. 1.      What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? After doing museum studies and while looking for a job, I realized I wanted to keep involved in museum culture. I've always

Mesopotamia: The First Reviews Are In

Mesopotamia: The First Reviews Are In

Our newest feature exhibition, Mesopotamia: Inventing Our World, opened just a few days ago and already, broadcast, digital and print media are buzzing with critical acclaim. Likewise, the newly opened Catastrophe! Ten Years Later, documenting the looting of Iraq's museums and archaeological

Sebastian Kvist: Leech Hunter

Sebastian Kvist: Leech Hunter

Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication student Sally McIntyre Sebastian Kvist: The Face of ROM Invertebrates Who is Sebastian Kvist?  When most people think about the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), they think of dinosaurs or mummies. However, it is the invertebrates that live on the ocean

Game Jam 2014- A Revolutionary Success

Game Jam 2014- A Revolutionary Success

The 2014 ROM Game Jam, "The Evolution Revolution" took place over the weekend of August 8-10 and was a huge success. Teams of gaming enthusiasts, programmers, musicians, and visual artists worked together to produce more than twenty fantastic game concepts, all inspired and informed by

A new social media direction

A new social media direction

A New Direction Starting today, we are making some changes that will enhance and deepen the ROM’s already strong social presence with our communities. In today’s rapidly changing digital landscape, our strategy is to align our priorities so that we stay in step with our communities’ needs and

#ThrowbackThursday: Mending Gauze

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

#ThrowbackThursday: More Padding in Front

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

Après 175 ans, le mystère des fossiles de forme conique est résolu

Après 175 ans, le mystère des fossiles de forme conique est résolu

Je m’appelle Joe Moysiuk, j’ai 20 ans et je suis étudiant de premier cycle dans deux départements : écologie et biologie évolutive ainsi que sciences de la Terre. Je suis heureux d’annoncer que la revue Nature a publié un article de recherche intitulé Hyoliths are Palaeozoic

#ThrowbackThursday: Finishing Touches

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