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ROM Immortal Membership Contest

BECOME A MEMBER. BECOME IMMORTAL. The Immortal Membership is a lifetime ROM membership that lives on. Members will be entered for a chance to win one of five unique hand-crafted memberships. The lucky winners will become lifetime ROM Members and will be granted the ability to pass their membership

Game Jam 2015 FAQs

+ What is a game jam? From Wikipedia: “A game jam is a gathering of game developers for the purpose of planning, designing, and creating games within a short span of time. Game developers are generally made up of programmers, game designers, artists, and others in game development-related

Join us for the Tattoos Media Preview!

Join us for the Tattoos Media Preview!

We're inviting 20 lucky social media savvy people to attend our Tattoos media preview on March 30th at 10am!  Please fill out the form by Friday March 11th.  We will email the 20 attendees by Friday March 18th. #ROMInk   Exhibition Partner- Musée de Quai Branly

Modern Mexico: Fusions, Fashion and Folk Art

Modern Mexico: Fusions, Fashion and Folk Art

a México! exhibition at the ROM in May 2015, we have been generously treated to a myriad of events related to the show—visiting artists, talks and Friday Night Live events. Most recently, the museum hosted a magnificent symposium introducing attendees to the ideas and work of various academics

Museum Monday with Melissa- June 8, 2015

Museum Monday with Melissa- June 8, 2015

Hope everyone had an amazing weekend! After resting up (after last week’s #FNLROM) there is SO MUCH to look forward to and for the whole family to enjoy. Start this week off with something adventurous. TWO #ROMspeak events this week, #FNLROM is a Toga party, and celebrate Italian music and food.

ROMKids PA Day Camp

ROMKids PA Day Camp

Looking for something to do with the kids on their school PA Days? Join us at ROM for a day at camp! Kids have special access to hands-on learning at the Museum. Register your kids ages 5 – 14 for a full day of ROM Camp.  This one-day version of our popular Summer Club program provides a full

BioBlitz Bits: The Bat Pack at Baker's Woods

BioBlitz Bits: The Bat Pack at Baker's Woods

Guest blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Kendra Marjerrison It squeaked surprisingly loud and squirmed around in the light of our headlamps, looking for a way out. The young BioBlitz participants moved in closer for a better look; this was not something you could see

Funny Strange: Satire after Mordecai Richler

What has become of satire in Canada in the post Mordecai Richler era? If you google Canadian humour one of the main forms of humour this country is known for is satire. Since the passing of our satiric elder statesman Mordecai Richler who but perhaps Rick Mercer has taken up the flag? Find out what

Discovery of jumping behaviour in a caterpillar, Calindoea trifascialis, in Vietnam

Former ROM grad student Kim Humphreys (lead author) and I recently published an article in the scientific journal Biology Letters describing yet another fascinating behavior of the caterpillar Calindoea trifascialis. This caterpillar lives in the hot, dry open forests of southern Vietnam and feeds

Eternal Egypt and Jewels of Jordan

Eternal Egypt and Jewels of Jordan

The pyramids at Giza, Egypt. © Ricardo Liberato, Wikimedia Commons, 2006. SOLD OUT – Waiting list Available Explore the ancient cities of Amman, Jerash, Petra, Luxor, Aswan and Cairo as we journey through eternal Egypt and Jordan. Witness the dramatic scenery of Wadi Rum and Petra. Behold