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Wildlife Photographer of the Year- Media Preview

Wildlife Photographer of the Year- Media Preview

Streamed live on Nov 20, 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year- Media Preview

Palaeontologists solve mystery of 500 million-year-old squid-like carnivore

Palaeontologists solve mystery of 500 million-year-old squid-like carnivore

A study by Martin Smith of the University of Toronto and Jean-Bernard Caron of the Royal Ontario Museum sheds new light on a previously unclassifiable 500 million-year-old squid-like carnivore known as Nectocaris pteryx. The new interpretation became possible with the discovery of 91 new fossils

The First Brush: Paul Kane and Infrared Photography

The First Brush: Paul Kane and Infrared Photography

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

Photography at the ROM

Photography at the ROM

Senior photographer Brian Boyle provides a brief history of photography at the ROM, and describes the process and technology used to create digital images today.

ROM: Backstage Pass- Photography

ROM: Backstage Pass- Photography

Come and have a look inside the Photography Studio at the Royal Ontario Museum. See how ROM Photographers capture the ROM's extensive collections of the museum.

Return of the Mummy

Return of the Mummy

After years in storage at the University of Toronto, a mummy from the Royal Ontario Museum's Egyptian collection returns to the Museum. Gayle Gibson, ROM Educator and Egyptologist, introduces us to this young mummy and describes what we can now learn about her life through research.

Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead at ROM

Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead at ROM

Travel to Egypt, the land where the Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat was written over 2,300 years ago and uncover the story of this mystical scroll. Acquired in Egypt in the early 20th century by the Royal Ontario Museum and brought back to Toronto, most of this beautiful papyrus scroll has remained

Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China's Emperors

Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China's Emperors

See it at the Royal Ontario Museum until September 1, 2014. For over 500 years, the gates of the world's largest imperial palace were closed to all but the emperor, his family and servants. This stunning new exhibition invites you to cross the threshold to see over 200 national treasures from

Syria Today: Humanitarian Crisis and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage

Syria Today: Humanitarian Crisis and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage

On December 10 Stephen Cornish, executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Canada, and Clemens Reichel, assistant professor of Mesopotamian archaeology at U of T, associate curator of Near Eastern Archaeology at the ROM and curator of the exhibition

Iconic: The Paradise of Maitreya

Iconic: The Paradise of Maitreya

This wall painting installed in the Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art forms the centrepiece of one of the world's most important collections of Chinese temple art. Learn about this iconic object, one of the best-preserved examples of its kind, and why it is a must-see treasure of the