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Battling over Healthcare

Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager This past Wednesday evening, there was a battle in the main gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum. On one side of the stage was Michael Bliss who argued for the debate resolution that Tommy Douglas put Canada’s healthcare on the wrong path,

Meteorite of the month: Springwater pallasite

The world's largest specimen of the Springwater pallasite meteorite. This is the first blog in a new series, Meteorite of the Month, that will feature meteorite specimens from the museums outstanding collection. We will also be putting up a Mineral and a Gem each month so there’s

Will the World Ever End?

Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager A few weeks ago, Stephen Hawking’s advice to humankind—his gift to us on his 70 th birthday—was a very serious request that we must colonize other planets as soon as possible. Does he know something we don’t? He’s hoping, of

Baby bison are found, four Canadian girls win experience of a lifetime

Kids loved the mystery of the lost baby bison. They searched the 285 hectares of the Toronto Zoo. They inspected the great halls, galleries and dark corners of the Royal Ontario Museum. They probed the online world of Bison Collaborative websites. They left no stone unturned. They were

Canada is like an Old Cow

Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager Tommy Douglas once said, “Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it’s doing in the Maritimes.” This vivid imagery has got to inspire you to find out more about this famous

Russian Space Probe will Crash to Earth this Week!

Contributed by Brendt C. Hyde and Ian Nicklin. The Russian space probe Phobos-Grunt was all set to journey to a moon of Mars called Phobos. It was going to collect samples from the moon and return them to Earth. Unfortunately, the mission ended before it could even begin. The probe was launched

“That’s Not a Kayak!”: Form, Function, and Cultural Appropriation

By Kenneth R. Lister Kenneth R. Lister is the Assistant Curator of Anthropology in the Department of World Cultures. Read on for a preview of what he’ll be talking about on February 3, 2012 at the 33rd Annual ROM Research Colloquium . Kayak Frames. Sisimiut, Davis Strait, Greenland.

Happy New Year!

Janet Carding, President and CEO, Royal Ontario Museum Rounding out the first week of the New Year, I’m reminded of all the fantastic things that happened in 2011 at the ROM! For me it marked a great milestone – my one year anniversary with the Museum. For the ROM, we celebrated

A Rare and Beautiful Bird

Their distinctive heart-shaped face actually helps improve their hearing. With lop-sided ears, they can easily pinpoint prey with sound alone. Photo by Steve Brace The ROM’s Ornithology collection received a very special gift this holiday, a Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ) was donated by

A Maya Inspired Holiday

It seems that Maya: Secrets of Their Ancient World has inspired some really interesting holiday activities. Meet the Futterer Family! Inspired by Maya, they built the temple at Chichen Itza out of gingerbread as their traditional gingerbread house this Christmas. The idea was suggested by