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Tokummia, une nouvelle espèce fossilière des schistes de Burgess retrace l'origine des diplopodes, des crabes et des insectes

Tokummia, une nouvelle espèce fossilière des schistes de Burgess retrace l'origine des diplopodes, des crabes et des insectes

Blogue de Cédric Aria, récent titulaire d’un doctorat décerné par le département d’écologie et de biologie évolutive de l’Université de Toronto. Après avoir travaillé au ROM, il poursuit maintenant une recherche postdoctorale à l’Institut de géologie et de paléontologie de

Tattoos: Borneo

Tattoos: Borneo

Guest blog by Chris Darling, Senior Curator of Entomology. The ROM is guided by a dual mandate, “The Arts of Man Through all the Years” and “The Record of Nature Through Countless Ages.” Many major museums were similarly comprehensive when established because they were broadly interested

Iconic: Tagish Lake Meteorite

Iconic: Tagish Lake Meteorite

The ultimate deep-space time capsule, this small black rock plummeted from space carrying organic material dating back 4.5 billion years. Much of the meteorite remains frozen in the Royal Ontario Museum's vaults for research, but a sizable piece, on display in the Teck Suite of Galleries:

ROM Research Colloquium: Dr. Peter Kaellgren

ROM Research Colloquium: Dr. Peter Kaellgren

Name: Peter Kaellgren   Title: Curator Emeritus, Department of World Cultures (Speciality European decorative arts from 1500 onwards)   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

ROM wins Ontario’s Accessible Tourism Award

ROM wins Ontario’s Accessible Tourism Award

The ROM is proud to announce that we have been honoured with Ontario’s Accessible Tourism Award at the 2015 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence. Creating access at the ROM is a journey which our Museum has embraced, and this recognition is a great testament to our direction. The Ontario Tourism

A Fish With a Big Bang

A Fish With a Big Bang

Fossils provide a direct record of the great ancestry and amazing evolutionary transformations of life on Earth. Such transformations occurred across unfathomable timescales of millions to hundreds of millions of years or more. Perhaps one of the most remarkable stories of such transformations

Ben & Bruno’s Excellent Trilobite Adventure

Curatorial staff in attendance at the ROM’s popular bimonthly Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Meteorite Identification Clinics are routinely treated to a fascinating array of objects brought in by an equally fascinating cross-section of our museum visitors. From very junior geologists clutching

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

Archaeology Weekend is here!

Here’s  THREE reasons to come out to the ROM  this weekend (April 13/14) for Archaeology Weekend! 1. Meet your Museum Heroes.  ROM curators and experts will be on the floor throughout the weekend to talk to you about ALL things archaeology! Meet the curators behind some of your

Winter: Tiny Titans (Ages 4-5) AM

Saturdays, January 11- March 1, 2025 (excludes February 15), 9:00 am- 12:00 pm Join us on an odyssey through the Museum! Hear the tales of famed heroes and heroines, learn about gigantic gods and goddesses, and face off against monsters and mischief makers. Travel to India, Greece, Egypt, and