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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.

Blue Whale Update: Where is it Now?

Blue Whale Update: Where is it Now?

Guest Blog Posting by Environmental Visual Communication (EVC) student, Nila Sivatheesan The infamous blue whales made headlines in May 2014 as it washed up on the shores of Rocky Harbour and Trout River, Newfoundland and Labrador. Pictures of the whales went viral across social media, as locals

#ThrowbackThursday: Tight Schedule

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka

Five Questions for Hina P. Ansari

Hina P. Ansari’s relationship with Bollywood goes way back to the burgeoning of the industry. Her grandfather was a multi-faceted filmmaker known as one of the leading and first film noir directors of the Mumbai-based industry. She has made a name for herself in the fashion and entertainment

Quatre milliards d’années d’émerveillement!

Bienvenue comme Membre du ROM qui vous donne un accès prioritaire au Musée ! Cette page présente les nombreux avantages d’une adhésion, allant des avant-premières offertes en exclusivité pour les expositions  à venir jusqu’à des rabais pour les activités de la programmation les plus

Turning Fear Into Fascination

Turning Fear Into Fascination

Guest blog written by 2018  Environmental Visual Communication  student Claire Foran. As you enter the Royal Ontario Museum's latest exhibition, you are immediately swarmed by scurrying spiders; hundreds of them, crawling all around you. But you can't touch them- they aren't real.

DMV Opportunities

The Department of Museum Volunteers (DMV) provides several ways you can volunteer both front-of-house and behind the scenes, as well as through our travel committees. Learn more about each committee below. Visitor Guides You’ll find Visitor Guide volunteers at the Plan Your Visit desk in the

ROM Sensory Friendly Guide for Visitors

A Handy Sensory Friendly Guide for Visitors, prepared in collaboration with Autism Ontario Tips on Visiting the Royal Ontario Museum  Getting to the Museum  The Entrance is located on Queens Park, south of Bloor Street and Avenue Road. There is a lot of construction in the area. You may take

Hopping Their Way to Your Heart

Hopping Their Way to Your Heart

Guest Blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Lian Jong Lizards and snakes and frogs oh my! These groups are a part of a broader scale of animals called amphibians and reptiles and the scientists who study them are called herpetologists. The Royal Ontario Museum is home to