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The Cat's Tomb
Ancient Egypt's most purrfectly prized pet is buried right here inside the ROM! Long before dogs were known as ‘man’s best friend’, cats were the most favoured pets by the ancient Egyptians. The Cat's Tomb exhibit showcases a 2500 year-old mummified cat wrapped in linen
The Making of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia: Inventing Our World is coming to the ROM on June 22! The ROM's newest special exhibition explores innovations of ancient Mesopotamia that shaped our world today. Mesopotamia features treasures from 3,000 years of civilization in Sumer, Assyria, and Babylon, and includes o ver
Caring for the ROM's Collections
Year round, ROM staff care for our collections behind the scenes. We're fortunate to have dedicated volunteers and interns who help with many aspects of this work. Meet two of them, who are working with our World Cultures collections. Kate Bursey Kate is a Collection Technician Intern this
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
Mummies, mummies, mummies!
Ancient Egypt weekend was all about mummies, mummies, mummies...and more! Here are some of our favourite activities from the weekend that you can do any time, at home and at the ROM. Our experts Zoe and up-and-coming Egyptologist Sarah displayed two mummy hands: a linen-wrapped hand and an
Behind the Scenes at the #ROMGameJam
What would happen if you rounded up some of the best creative talent in game development, set them free in the ROM for a weekend, and asked them to create digital games that would bring the past to life? The Royal Ontario Museum, University of Toronto, and Gamercamp teamed up to find out. Over 21
LIFE! CAMERAS! ANIMALS! Neighbourhood Nature Watch
By Katherine Ing During the intense light of a summer afternoon a group of determined photographers, inspired by the ROM's Sebastiaõ Salgado’s photography exhibit Genesis, strolled through the natural beauty surrounding the Royal Ontario Museum. One of famed photographer Sebastião
Interview: Egyptologist Barry Kemp
By Laura Ranieri Q: What brought you to Amarna initially? A: I first became interested in how the towns and cities of ancient Egypt worked following a [1970] conference in London called “Man, Settlement and Urbanism.” I was asked to write a paper: “Temple and Town in Ancient Egypt.” I came
Amarna Artifacts in the ROM’s Ancient Egypt Collection
By Laura Ranieri If you go up to the Museum’s third floor and make your way into the Ancient Egypt displays, you will quickly find yourself amid an impressive collection of objects dating from the Old Kingdom through to Ptolemaic times. This is just a representative sampling of the more than
Restoring a Rebel Pharaoh’s Kingdom: In the field with Prof. Barry Kemp
By Laura Ranieri Tell el Amarna is a remote desert outpost in the centre of Egypt between Cairo and Luxor on the east bank of the River Nile. Arriving here is like landing on the moon – a desolate and vast expanse of hills and red, cratered sand. There is little human settlement for miles, save a