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Mortuary Chapels

upply food when the living forgot or were unable to provide. The decoration of these chapels is one of the main sources for information about Ancient Egypt. Scenes of hunting in the deserts, fishing and fowling in the marshes, dancing and singing, children playing and family members enjoying the

Collections: Art and Culture

Indigenous Americas 35,000 Artworks and Objects Archaeology of the Americas 386,000 Artworks and Objects Canada 40,000 Artworks and Objects Ancient Egypt & Nubia 71,000 Artworks and Objects Ancient Greece & Rome 53,000 Artworks and Objects Ancient Near East 242,000 Artworks and Objects C

Tours- May 31.24

am            Museum Highlights 12 pm           Murder and Mayhem 1 pm             Museum Highlights 2 pm            Ancient Egypt & Nubia 3 pm            Museum Highlights Visites guidées en français 14 h              Les trésors du musée Please note:

Ceramic Petrology Laboratory

Ceramic Petrology Laboratory

eas of ROM research, particularly on ceramics from the Middle East of the 8th to 17th centuries; Mesoamerica; and ancient China, Japan, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Nubia, Syro-Palestine, Indus Valley, and Iran.

Mummies, mummies, mummies!

Mummies, mummies, mummies!

Ancient Egypt weekend was all about mummies, mummies, mummies...and more! Here are some of our favourite activities from the weekend that you can do any time, at home and at the ROM. Our experts Zoe and up-and-coming Egyptologist Sarah displayed two mummy hands: a linen-wrapped hand and an unwrappe

Royalty and the Court

his mortuary chapel. An image of Aa-akhti himself, dressed in an unusual long kilt, and surrounded by clear and lively hieroglyphs, can be seen in  Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids  (item 18). Ankh:  Third Dynasty, about 2670 BCE. Ankh was a high official who lived in the time of king Djo

Museum Monday with Melissa- June 22, 2015

Museum Monday with Melissa- June 22, 2015

on the Early Indian Ocean Textile Trade. The talk will discuss the ROM’s unknown and early collection of Indian cotton textiles that were traded to Egypt during the medieval times. This is truly going to have some intriguing information and lots to learn. Speaker of this event is Dr. Ruth Barnes.

Learn more about our PokéStops!

Can you see how a drill was used to carve his lifelike hair?   A Famous Pharaoh Thutmose III, nephew of the famous female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, ruled Egypt from 1479 to 1425 BCE. He is known for his military campaigns that expanded the empire of Egypt into Asia and Africa. One legend says that he co

#ROMSpace Weekend is out of this world!

t’s do this! Let’s be bold! See you at Space Weekend! Upcoming Family Fun Weekends 2012 to watch for… May 5-6: Space Weekend May 12-13: Ancient Egypt Weekend May 19-21: Awesome Animals Weekend June 9-10: Ancient Rome and Greece Weekend Follow ROMkids on twitter and tumblr for the latest news