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Celebrating a Century of Partnership

Celebrating a Century of Partnership

CIBC has been a pivotal partner throughout the ROM’s history. In fact, it was Sir Edmund Walker, President for the Canadian Bank of Commerce, who co-founded the ROM a century ago. He was a generous patron of the arts, and was the driving force behind the campaign to build an inspired museum in

Butterflies

Butterflies

Spring. You can smell it in the air, or so they say. Spring still feels like such a long way away. To celebrate the vernal equinox, I felt that it would be appropriate to talk about butterflies, and specifically, the butterflies we see here in Ontario. This spring, the ROM will publish the fifth

Join us for #MuseumWeek

Join us for #MuseumWeek

Organized by Mar Dixon and Culture Themes  in collaboration with Twitter, #MuseumWeek is a chance for museums around the world to gather together, share thematic content an urge people to get involved. Mar says,   “Every day of the year museums and cultural institutions across the world are

Treasures from the Forbidden City: Imperial Yellow Bowl

Treasures from the Forbidden City: Imperial Yellow Bowl

Objects on display in the exhibition The Forbidden City: Inside Court of China's Emperor  at the Royal Ontario Museum, March 8- September 1, 2014; and at Vancouver Art Gallery Oct 18, 2014- Jan, 2015] Imperial Yellow Bowl 萬曆款黄釉碗 Porcelain with yellow glaze Ming dynasty, Wanli mark

Charlotte Chaffey

Treasures from the Forbidden City: Bird's-Eye View of the Capital City

Treasures from the Forbidden City: Bird's-Eye View of the Capital City

During the New Year season, the snowy imperial capital bustled with life. Shoppers were busy in the commercial district of the outer city. To the north, layers of walls, gates, and towers blocked them from the emperor’s palace, the Forbidden City. The grand architectural organization of the

Asian Carps and GLMRIS Canadian Information Session

Asian Carps and GLMRIS Canadian Information Session

By Henry H.C. Choong, Departmental Associate, Invertebrate Zoology and Invertebrate Palaeontology Sections, Royal Ontario Museum Invasive Species and the Great Lakes Basin The Great Lakes basin ecosystem is of great importance to Canada; changes to this ecosystem can have far-reaching impacts upon

National Volunteer Week: David Grafstein

National Volunteer Week: David Grafstein

National Volunteer Week (April 6-12, 2014) is a time to recognize, celebrate and thank Canada’s 13.3 million volunteers. Volunteers play an essential role in any organizational plan-- The willingness of individuals to work keenly in a collaborative environment for the betterment of their

Volunteer Appreciation Week

Join the Royal Ontario Museum from April 6-12 as we celebrate the 1200+ volunteers who generously donate their time, energy, and creativity to make the ROM an indispensible resource for building community by nurturing discovery and inspiring wonder.   During Canada’s National Volunteer Week of

The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: the Suspect Sisters (and brothers)

The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: the Suspect Sisters (and brothers)

The ROM Goddess is just one of the ‘Minoan’ figurines in several museums sometimes thought to be fake.  These two installments of the ROM Minoan Goddess project introduce you to some of the suspected (although not definitively proven) fake figurines, and the genuine Minoan objects that may