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Canada Invests in the Royal Ontario Museum

Canada Invests in the Royal Ontario Museum

On January 12, 2010, the Honourable John Baird, Canada's Transport and Infrastructure Minister, and Salvatore Badali, Chair of the Royal Ontario Museum Board of Trustees, together with Dr. Marie Bountrogianni, President and Executive Director, Royal Ontario Museum Governors, announced that the

ROM Backstage: Modelling the Sicán Lord's Tomb

ROM Backstage: Modelling the Sicán Lord's Tomb

ROM Artist Georgia Guenther creates a model of the tomb at Huaca Loro as part of the exhibition Ancient Peru Unearthed: Golden Treasures of a Lost Civilization.

Lang Lang Q&A at the ROM

Lang Lang Q&A at the ROM

Meet Lang Lang and discover the inspiration, personality and appeal of this celebrated young pianist. Lang Lang performed at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and on September 21, 2008 Peter Oundijian of the Toronto Symphony interviewed him at the ROM.

Constructing the Barosaurus

Constructing the Barosaurus

Watch the construction of Gordo, the Royal Ontario Museum's Barosaurus skeleton mounted in the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs. The real fossil specimen is the largest dinosaur ever to be mounted in Canada at almost 27.5 metres (90 feet) in length.

Bloodletting: The Ancient Maya Ritual

Bloodletting: The Ancient Maya Ritual

The ancient Mayans practiced Bloodletting- a sacrificial ritual they believed allowed them to communicate with the gods. Journey through the mysterious land of the ancient Maya at the Royal Ontario Museum in the world premiere of the landmark exhibition, Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World,

A Day in the Field With Burton Lim

A Day in the Field With Burton Lim

Assistant Curator Burton Lim describes a typical day of fieldwork in China, from preparing bat and rodent specimens to recording field notes, and of course enjoying camp meals.

Medieval Fall Fair at the Royal Ontario Museum

Medieval Fall Fair at the Royal Ontario Museum

Join us for a fun-filled weekend of Medieval dancing, archery, martial arts, fashion, warfare and more at the Royal Ontario Museum. Experience a taste of life in the past at the ROM's Medieval Fall Fair, October 1 to 2, 2011.

Building the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal

Building the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal

Observe one of the most challenging construction projects in North America, the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. The sequence documents development from May 2003 to November 2007 through a series of still images captured daily at 1 pm during construction and at 10-minute intervals throughout opening week.

Celebrating the ROM

Celebrating the ROM

Renaissance ROM became the most successful cultural fundraising campaign in Canadian history with over $282 million raised in support of the Royal Ontario Museum. This transformational project restored the ROM's heritage buildings and galleries, created a provocative landmark — the Michael

Glass Worlds: Paperweights from the ROM's Collection

Glass Worlds: Paperweights from the ROM's Collection

Assistant Curator Brian Musselwhite reveals the treasures of the ROM's paperweight collection.