ROM Magazine
ROM Magazine features an engaging, in-depth look into the Museum’s exhibitions, research, and collections. Highlighting world-leading scholarship, new initiatives, and recent acquisitions, the magazine brings to life some of the Museum’s most exciting and fascinating stories.
From the lack of genitals on museum models to whether it felt sadness and other emotions, palaeontologist Gregory Funston answers questions about how the Tyrannosaurus rex lived and evolved.
From early aspirations of becoming a comic book artist to a career in museums, Akiko Takesue discusses the evolution of her interest and expertise in Japanese art.
From an elaborate song to attract a mate to a feverish call that signals danger, we look at how mammals use sound for communication.
Embodying centuries of culture and tradition, utensils play an important role in Japanese tea ceremonies
A glimpse into the lives of Canadian missionaries in the early 20th century
As the ROM unveils a new portrait of Austin Clarke, artist Neville Clarke shares his thoughts on the creative process
Attracting a mate is not easy, and for birds, it often involves elaborate courtship rituals to find the perfect partner
Fahmida Suleman of the ROM helped Canada Post in the creation of an Eid stamp—a religious holiday that promotes empathy and appreciation of humanity at large
From bulbous foreheads to giant compressible ribcages, we look at how whale skeletons are uniquely adapted for their size
Online exhibition Queering Family Photography captures the personal and public characterizations of kinship
Soumya Sankar Bose’s work shines a light on the freedom and self-possession of the LGBTQ+ community in eastern India in the face of state and social restrictions
A closer look at an object from a time when fashion fuelled the whaling industry
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition captures surprising glimpses of the diversity of life on our planet
Hippopotamus and whales are much more closely related than you might guess