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Canadian Barcode of Life Initiative

Less than 10% of the planet’s estimated 100 million species have been identified and described. With the rate of species extinction at an unprecedented level, it is now more important than ever to discover and document the incredible diversity of life on Earth. Traditionally, species were

Conservation of Migratory Shorebirds

Migratory shorebirds are true wonders of the natural world. Each year, they undertake grueling migrations of up to 30,000 km from their wintering grounds in South America to their breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic, and back again. Along the way, they stop at various staging points to rest and

Amphibians and Reptiles of Guyana

The Guiana Shield region of northeastern South America, of which Guyana is a part, has been recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and other organizations. ROM research has contributed to the documentation of the biodiversity of this important region.

Adaptive radiation, convergent evolution and speciation in Neotropical cichlids.

Adaptive radiation is recognized as one of the most important processes responsible for the origin of biological diversity. Because adaptive radiations produce diversification through ecological specialization, they are essential for understanding how ecological forces can drive evolutionary

Hambukol/Letti Basin

Daily life in a medieval Nubian town and cultural ecology of the surrounding area Hambukol The medieval settlement of Hambukol, located on the banks of the Nile, halfway between the Third and Fourth Cataracts, is one of the "lost cities" buried underneath the Nubian sands. So far,

Courtesan Photographs (1860s-c1900)

Inspired by an album of 168 cartes-de-visite of courtesans from various North Indian locations, mostly Lucknow, currently in the Royal Ontario Museum collection, this project examines the history of representation of the courtesan, from the dancing girl (nautch) in 18th-century Mughal and Company

Indian Painted Photographs (1860s to the present)

This project examines an important genre of South Asian photography that is distinct in the history of the medium and that has not yet been adequately studied. While other regions in the world applied paint to the photographic image, none did it with such frequency nor continued as long after the

Photography in India (1840s to the present)

This project is an attempt to write a history of photography in India in a condensed format that can be used as a class text book. It will exoplore the practice and development of photography in India through identifying key photographers, images, styles, technological advances, and other important

Raja Deen Dayal (1844-1905)

This project analyses the photographic work of Raja Deen Dayal (1844-1905), arguably one of the most well-known and prolific photographers in 19th-century India, and his studios in Indore, Hyderabad, and Bombay as a way to gain insight into the dynamics of colonialism, nationalism, and modernity

Meroe

Excavation, conservation and restoration of the capital of Kush In 1999, a joint ROM-University of Khartoum expedition to Meroe was formed to explore and protect the ruins of the ancient capital of the Sudan. The first full excavation season directed by Krzysztof Grzymski and Ali Osman was