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Fear for Adults and Fascination for Kids: Spiders and Friends Day at The Hospital for Sick Children

Written by Mark Bernards, Environmental Visual Communications student   We all know someone who is terrified of spiders. Maybe it’s a friend, or a family member, or maybe it’s you! But I’m sure we can all think of someone we know who panics at the first sign of anything crawling across the

Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life | Level 2

Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life | Level 2

The first gallery of its kind in North America brings the dawn of life to life.   How old is life itself? When did we come from? How did life suddenly begin? Did all life begin the same? Has this happened before? What evolutionary changes shaped the world we know today?  Every answer uncovers

OpenROM

Canada’s Leading Museum, Reimagined. Introducing OpenROM: a landmark initiative that will dramatically open the Museum even more to the public, creating greater access, and a thriving cultural and civic hub in the heart of the city. OpenROM includes a sweeping architectural transformation of the

Huge cache of fossils from the Burgess Shale reveal a new species of large predator

Huge cache of fossils from the Burgess Shale reveal a new species of large predator

Joe Moysiuk – Phd Student & Vanier Scholar, Royal Ontario Museum & University of Toronto We recently unveiled fossils of a new large predatory species in a paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. This animal had rake-like claws and a pineapple-slice-shaped mouth at the front of an

Donors Endow ROM Curatorship of North American Archaeology

Donors Endow ROM Curatorship of North American Archaeology

From left: Gino Vettoretto, Isabel Alves-Vettoretto, and Christian Vettoretto  One ROM curator can touch thousands of lives through the collections they develop, the exhibitions they curate, the students they mentor, the courses they teach, and through their own path-changing research and

Message from the Director on Equity and Racial Justice

June 12, 2020 Dear ROM Community, I write to you at a time of great anguish, consternation, and, as people all over the world take to the streets to demand change, a time of great hope for a better future. A future where Black Lives Matter is a self-evident truth. We know such a world does not

Museums, stories and things.

Museums, stories and things.

Hi there! No, wait. If I’m going to be the resident Australian here at the ROM for the next month I suppose I should ham it up some. Let me try again. G’day! I’m Maxine and I’ll be taking over part of the ROMs airwaves for the next few weeks writing as the Digital Communications intern.

ROM After Dark: Island Heat

Bring some Sizzle to your Summer.     ROM After Dark is the popular after-hours adult (19+) event series that features curated music, visual arts, performances, and distinctive food and drink. Inspired by the tropical beauty and jubilance of Caribbean carnivals, RAD: Island Heat is a sizzling

ROM After Dark: Kitchen Party

A wild east-coast celebration. In a slightly bigger kitchen.    ROM After Dark is the popular after-hours adult (19+) event series that features curated music, visual arts, performances, and distinctive food and drink. Inspired by the rowdy kitchen parties of Atlantic Canada, RAD: Kitchen Party