ROM scientists discover DNA fragment in Northern Ontario forest that can not be identified against any known species within their vast storage banks of frozen DNA.
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Added: March 26, 2013 - 11:45
A collaboration between the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Toronto, and Queen's University, Kingston, this research project has photographed in the infrared spectrum the Paul Kane collection of oil paintings housed at the ROM.
Video produced by Michael Fergusson, MA candidate, Queen's University Department of Classics.
Simon Jackson, Founder of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition and his fiancee Jill Cooper are big supporters of ROM Biodiversity...
Between 1844 and 1848, the iconic Canadian painter Paul Kane spent 37 months travelling in the wilds of northwestern Ontario and ultimately along the fur-trade routes all the way to the Pacific Ocean and back again. He returned with 600 sketches, which formed the basis for the next eight years of creating oil paintings in his Toronto studio. How do these final works compare to his field sketches? Are they accurate representations of what he saw? Is there a story to be told by looking beneath the surface layers of his painted canvases?
Every year, thousands of migrating birds encounter urban environments on their way to breeding or feeding grounds. Birds mistake the reflection in buildings for habitat during the day, and are attracted to light at night - both situations cause an estimated 1 million bird deaths per year in Toronto alone.
The Centre of Discovery for Canada is unique, focusing on culture and nature, while encouraging interpretations based on the convergence of both. Canada’s heritage is one of diverse cultures and deep roots, originally defined by Aboriginal cultures and subsequently by English and French arrivals, and later by a mosaic of international immigration.
March Break is coming and we're ready for you with lots of hands-on fun! Come to the ROM this March Break and give your kids a passport to a whole new world!
The Shorty Awards honor the best in social media.
It was a war between the British/Canadians and the Americans, but the First Nations played an important part.
Come and hear Dr Trudy Nicks, Senior Curator, World Cultures Department at the ROM as she explains this added dimension to the War of 1812-1814.
Light refreshments included.
Brought to you by the Friends of the Canadian Collections / Amis des collections canadiennes.
*Note: Museum admission required for Non-Members.
