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Le Cercle royal des expositions

Soutenir des expositions de grande portée Le Cercle royal des expositions est un nouveau groupe de bienfaiteurs visionnaires qui croient au pouvoir des expositions temporaires du Musée. À titre de membre de ce groupe de mécènes exclusif, votre contribution remarquable permettra de financer en

Drawing Cats from the Inside Out

Drawing Cats from the Inside Out

Note: Workshop is for an Adult Audience. This workshop is for participants ages 18+. Drawing Cats from the Inside Out Sunday, October 6, 2024, 1:00 pm- 4:30 pm  With artist and illustrator Tina J. Seemann as your guide, experience Wild Cats through your sketchbook in an engaging half-day drawing

Drawing Cats from the Inside Out

Drawing Cats from the Inside Out

Note: Workshop is for an Adult Audience. This workshop is for participants ages 18+. Drawing Cats from the Inside Out Sunday, September 15, 2024, 1:00 pm- 4:30 pm  With artist and illustrator Tina J. Seemann as your guide, experience Wild Cats through your sketchbook in an engaging half-day

Does a mild winter mean more insects?

Given our warmer-than-average winter this year, ROM entomologists have fielded numerous enquiries about whether mild winter temperatures will result in more bugs this spring and summer. Unfortunately, there is no simple “yes” or “no” answer to this question  — the best response is “It

Three Questions with Cyrus Sundar Singh

Popular imagery of India is often full of bright colours that create vibrant landscapes. Taking a closer look it becomes clear that not only are India’s many forms of street art a huge source of these aesthetics, but also that they are changing. Canadian filmmaker Cyrus Sundar Singh, enchanted

Ontario tables the "Invasive Species Act": What is it, and what role should natural history museums play?

Ontario tables the "Invasive Species Act": What is it, and what role should natural history museums play?

By Dave Ireland, Managing Director, ROM Biodiversity The Ontario Minister of Natural Resources, David Orazietti, joined by the Ontario Biodiversity Council, which includes representation from the ROM, introduced a new piece of legislation yesterday: the Invasive Species Act.  This is unprecedented

Women in Wildlife Photography

Women in Wildlife Photography

Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Krystal Seedial It’s that time of year again that all wildlife photography enthusiasts have been waiting for! The winning images from the eminent Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are currently on display at the Royal

10 Birds You'll Love More Than Flappy Bird

10 Birds You'll Love More Than Flappy Bird

Is your high score below 10? Are you constantly crashing into those nauseating green pipes? Behold Flappy Bird, a frustratingly repetitive and highly addicting flash game about a bird who depends on you to navigate through Super Mario-esque pipes. The instructions are undefined, but the game is

DNA confirms relationship between the giant flightless moa and the tinamous

DNA confirms relationship between the giant flightless moa and the tinamous

Bringing a historical debate into the genomic age Why did the ratite cross the supercontinent?  The beginning of a joke or part of one of the longest running debates in ornithology (the study of birds)?  The large flightless birds known as the ratites currently include the ostrich from Africa,

Bugs are moving in (not bed bugs this time)

Question: It’s fall, why are all these bugs coming into my home? I’ve never seen them before! Western conifer seed bug; copyright ROM images At this time of year, this is one of the most common insects that you might run into. They are relatively new to our fauna since they were not found in