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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

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

ROMKids PA Day Camp

ROMKids PA Day Camp

Looking for something to do with the kids on their school PA Days? Join us at ROM for a day at camp! Kids have special access to hands-on learning at the Museum. Register your kids ages 5 – 14 for a full day of ROM Camp.  This one-day version of our popular Summer Club program provides a full

March Break Camp

March Break Camp

One of Toronto's most creative and diverse March Break day camps, we offer an exciting array of fun, activity-based programs inspired by our world-class Museum. Our huge variety of offerings ensures that you'll find a program to match your interest and abilities. ROM's fascinating

The 'Goddess' and the Museum: "What's in a name?"

The 'Goddess' and the Museum: "What's in a name?"

Here I continue the story of an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female figurine–ROM 931.21.1. For further information see the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research Project. In my last two articles about the ‘Goddess’ in the Museum (The Early Years and

A Story of Ghana: Exploring the Asafo Flags at the ROM

A Story of Ghana: Exploring the Asafo Flags at the ROM

In the modern sense, a flag has a number of meanings that ultimately culminate into being a symbol, representative of some form of pride- pride in one's country or province, or in a particular organization or entity. We fly the flag of our country when we visit other places to tell everyone

Remembering Ancient Pottery Traditions

Remembering Ancient Pottery Traditions

By Richard Zane Smith, Catherine Tammaro, and Craig Cipolla This summer Wyandot artists Richard Zane Smith and Catherine Tammaro visited the Royal Ontario Museum’s New World Archaeology collections. The purpose of their visit was to study a small sample of the ROM’s Wendat pottery collections

CANADA 150- Quebec- Trade beads

CANADA 150- Quebec- Trade beads

This week, I want to write about beads. Two weeks ago, I was at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada national conference, (SSHRC Congress), as part of the meeting of the Folklore Studies Association of Canada. "Congress" is when many of the national research

CANADA 150- Manitoba- The Manitoba Glass Company (and narrative gaps)

CANADA 150- Manitoba- The Manitoba Glass Company (and narrative gaps)

I am researching and writing about the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum, so it is easy to assume there would be some level of representation of the entire country in the collection. However, by representativeness, the collection is bounded by the early donations and

“Origins of Chintz,” The Exhibit: A Look Back to 1970

“Origins of Chintz,” The Exhibit: A Look Back to 1970

“Chintz… the exotic fabric from India that caught Europe’s fancy… So popular it was banned in England and France… Revolutionized Europe’s textile printing industry.” Thus exclaimed the brochure that accompanied the ROM’s landmark exhibition, ‘The Origins of Chintz’, which opened