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A Generous Life and an Enduring Legacy

A Generous Life and an Enduring Legacy

Few people can lay claim to building the foundations of a city. Arthur Kennedy is on that short list. As a lifelong civil servant, Arthur played a pivotal role in developing and overseeing the water system for the Region of Peel, an impressive feat of engineering that continues to serve over 1.5

@janetcarding Tweeting from the Top

This article was originally published on UNMUSEUM on September 27, 2011. You can follow Janet on Twitter @janetcarding. 2011 has been my first real summer on Twitter. In fact I’ve had an account for a couple of years, but used it rather sporadically at conferences. After I arrived in Toronto

The Next Generation of Philanthropists

The Next Generation of Philanthropists

Friday night fun On November, 16, 2012 members of the Young Patrons Circle (YPC) and friends got the VIP treatment at a special Friday Night Live (FNL) VIP cocktail gathering. Patrons enjoyed some delectable hors d’oeuvres in the beautiful c5 Restaurant Lounge, and took advantage of a private

Mrs. H. D. Warren

Madame H. D. Warren fut la seule femme à siéger au premier conseil d’administration du Musée, où elle a exercé ses fonctions pendant 40 ans. À la mort soudaine de son mari en 1909, elle prend les rênes de son entreprise. Elle a participé à la fondation d’institutions caritatives comme

Collections et recherches

Les collections encyclopédiques du ROM et les recherches de pointe menées par ses chercheurs aident ses visiteurs à mieux comprendre le monde qui les entoure. C’est sur cette richesse de contenu et ce bagage intellectuel que repose l’organisation du Musée. Toute sa programmation s’appuie

Visit Us

In accordance with the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health, we will be temporarily closing the ROM to the public, effective November 23. The health and safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors remains our top priority. We will continue to follow the recommendations of our public health

Sir Byron Edmund Walker

Sir Byron Edmund Walker was the driving force behind the campaign to found a world-class museum in Toronto. Born in 1848 on a farm in Haldimand County, Ontario, Edmund Walker left school at the age of 12 to enter the banking business. Curious about culture and science, he became a self-taught

Want the answer to life, the universe and everything?

Well, at least, some serious insight into life on Earth… Where do we come from? What was the world like long before the dinosaurs? The world-renowned Burgess Shale, located in Yoho National Park, BC, helps us answers these questions. High up in the Rocky Mountains, scientists have spent over 100

Hands on in the Archaeology Lab at University of California, Merced

Hands on in the Archaeology Lab at University of California, Merced

This spring I packed my bags for the University of California, Merced.  My colleague Dr. Holley Moyes  invited me to talk about my research on ancient Maya ceramics. While at UC Merced I gave a lecture and a hands on workshop introducing graduate and undergraduate students to the study of

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