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Captivating Images from Winners of the ROM Photographer of the Year Contest

Captivating Images from Winners of the ROM Photographer of the Year Contest

Scarborough man wins trip to Greenland with winning photo of coyote in downtown Toronto As part of our engagement program for the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit (from BBC Worldwide and the Natural History Museum, London), we launched an Ontario specific photo contest in mid

Building Blocks of the ROM

Submitted by Vincent Vertolli, Assistant Curator Geology Opened in 1933, the addition facing Queen's Park features materials found in Ontario quarries. The Rotunda part of the familiar west wing of the ROM facing Queen’s Park Drive was, for many years, the main Entrance Hall. For countless

ROM Curator Jean-Bernard Caron is a “Science Superstar” and “Big Thinker”

Don’t take our word for it, that’s what The Grid weekly says. This week’s cover story in The Grid, a popular Toronto news and entertainment weekly, features “ Big Thinkers… 10 young science superstars.” Among the impressive roster is the ROM’s own Jean-Bernard Caron, who they describe

Tips for toddlers visiting the ROM

Tips for toddlers visiting the ROM

Karla and her son Marshall run an internationally awarded blog, The [Tiny} Times (www.tinytimes.com), which humorously and visually documents life from a child's perspective. Karla writes a monthly travel column, Kids Concierge, for Qantas The Australian Way magazine and recently authored a

Les pROMenades pour les Membres du ROM: Wychwood (14 septembre)

Les pROMenades pour les Membres du ROM: Wychwood (14 septembre)

En exclusivité pour les Membres du ROM. L'inscription commence le 13 août. Promenez-vous le long de rues sinueuses dans le milieu boisé de cette enclave exclusive, où les maisons de style Arts and Crafts longent les bords d'un étang- c'est un des secrets les mieux gardés de la

ROM Research Colloquium: David Rudkin

ROM Research Colloquium: David Rudkin

Name: Dave Rudkin Title: Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and applied sciences. Free (Museum admission not included). Signy &

The ROM Celebrates Accessibility Awareness Week (May 26th to June 1st)

The ROM Celebrates Accessibility Awareness Week (May 26th to June 1st)

Kate Zankowicz is a museum educator and volunteer member of the Accessibility Advisory Committee who is committed to making the ROM a place where everyone can learn. Currently, Kate is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Her dissertation

Les pROMenades pour les Membres du ROM: bord du lac Ontario (17 août)

Les pROMenades pour les Membres du ROM: bord du lac Ontario (17 août)

En exclusivité pour les Membres du ROM. L'inscription commence le 16 juillet. Promenez-vous le long de Queens Quay à Toronto et découvrez la métamorphose du bord de lac Ontario depuis ses débuts avec des vocations industrielles et commerciales. Apprenez à connaître l'histoire,

ROM History Wars – Heavyweights Battle Over Canadian Identity

It was another full house in Samuel Hall/Currelly Gallery on the Wednesday evening March 7 as the ROM History Wars debate centred on the place of French language, culture and people in Canadian society and governance. As the format allows a straw poll of hands up in the air, the measure of the

ROM Research Colloquium: Arthur Smith

ROM Research Colloquium: Arthur Smith

Name: Arthur Smith   Title: Head, Library and Archives   On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and applied sciences. Free (Museum admission not included). Signy & Cléophée Eaton