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Triceratops Dig Week 1

For the past week, a small crew from the Royal Ontario Museum’s palaeontology division (@ROMPalaeo) has been excavating a Triceratops site on private ranchland in Harding County, South Dakota (Fig. 1). The rocks exposed on the ranch are 67 million years old, and are classified as part of the

The Bat Cave

Dare to brave the cave? Kids will love discovering the real stories behind these mysterious creatures of the night. Explore cave formation and how bats use echolocation, and experience a spectacular dramatization of bats in flight during a nightly exodus for food. Featuring more than 20 bat

A.G. Leventis Foundation Gallery of Ancient Cyprus

The crossroads of the Eastern Mediterranean. The island of Cyprus is rich in natural resources and lies between the eastern and western worlds. From the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period trade with, and control of, ancient Cyprus was important to the Greeks and Romans to the west and the

Gallery of Korea

Where artistry meets technology. The Koreans produced the earliest woodblock text, and invented the world's first metal movable type 200 years before Gutenberg's printing press. A legacy of artistry and technology influences almost every aspect of life in this diverse civilization.

Ryan Farley: Thoughts on Conservation

As Lead Concierge at the Royal Ontario Museum, Ryan Farely and his team at the Museum's front entrance are the first point of contact for most of our visitors. In this video blog, Ryan shares his thoughts on some pressing conservation issues, and how he and his team contribute to the

Butterflies

Spring. You can smell it in the air, or so they say. Spring still feels like such a long way away. To celebrate the vernal equinox, I felt that it would be appropriate to talk about butterflies, and specifically, the butterflies we see here in Ontario. This spring, the ROM will publish the fifth

ROMBus

Avez-vous découvert le ROMBus? Après une pause de quelques années, le ROMBus reprend du service et propose une gamme d’excursions d’une journée sans pareilles dans des lieux d’intérêt historique, naturel ou culturel de Toronto et de ses environs. Chaque excursion est organisée par des

I found what looks like a tiny “caterpillar” in my home. What is it?

This is my second posting that takes a closer look at some of the critters that share our spaces. Here I examine one of our most common household guests, the carpet beetle. The larvae look like tiny, furry, ‘caterpillars’. Larva of a carpet beetle, family Dermestidae, also known as skin or

Komodo Dragon Preparation, Step Two: To the Bug Cave! I mean, Bug ROOM

Viewer discretion advised. Images depict a Komodo Dragon being dissected as it is prepared for the ROM's collections. Our Komodo Dragon, the newest addition to the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity is ready for the next stage in the process of becoming a museum specimen- the Bug

Empty Skies: Behind-the-Scenes- Recreating Passenger Pigeon Habitat

Guest blog post by environmental visual communication student Justine DiCesare, with photos by Vincent Luk During my summer placement as an environmental visual communication student with ROM Biodiversity, I had the opportunity to meet with the talented ROM technician Georgia Guenther. Georgia

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