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ROM History Wars – Heavyweights Battle Over Canadian Identity

It was another full house in Samuel Hall/Currelly Gallery on the Wednesday evening March 7 as the ROM History Wars debate centred on the place of French language, culture and people in Canadian society and governance. As the format allows a straw poll of hands up in the air, the measure of the

Finding a Safe Passageway Across the 401

Finding a Safe Passageway Across the 401

by Cameron Smith, Secretary of the Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative   As the climate changes, it’s going to become increasingly important for wildlife to be able to move to new areas, not only for the health of the creatures moving, but for ensuring that genetic diversity is maintained for

#ThrowbackThursday: Fussy but Rewarding

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka

From the Field: Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project 2011 – Visitors!

July 6-8: Visitors These past few days we have had some welcome visitors to Camp. First, some of our colleagues from the Montana State University and the Museum of the Rockies joined us for a day on July 6th. They are working the same series of rocks just a few kilometers south of us in Montana,

Glimpses of Upper Burma: Clement Williams (1833-1879)

Glimpses of Upper Burma: Clement Williams (1833-1879)

In 2014-2016, ROM received a collection of rare photographs, documents and artifacts once belonging to Clement Williams, one of the first Europeans to live in the Kingdom of Ava (Kingdom of Burma). This region was referred to as Upper Burma by the British, who had annexed Lower Burma after the

Dinosaur Weekend is finally here!

I feel like my whole life has been leading up to THIS moment. Reenacting the Tyrannosaurus Rex/Jeep chase scene from Jurassic Park (also having WAYYY too much fun). And showing off some very awesome South American theropod teeth to show off and touch PLUS MORE! My mom says my first love in life was

Izzy Camilleri

  L’une des créatrices de mode les plus célèbres et les plus innovatrices au Canada, Izzy Camilleri s’est taillé une belle réputation, depuis près de trente ans, auprès de sa clientèle canadienne et étrangère. Depuis ses débuts très remarqués (ses défilés de mode) jusqu’à ses

Beneath the Surface: Photographing at the Edge of Imagination

Beneath the Surface: Photographing at the Edge of Imagination

Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Sam Rose Phillips Walking through the ROM’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) exhibition is a powerful experience. Backlit photograph after backlit photograph, we are immersed within and invited into the most stunning moments,

Ultimate Dinos Sneak Peek: Biggest of the Big

March 24, 2012 Saturday morning, we made a brief stop at the Museo Carlos Amhegino in Cipolletti, only 10 minutes from Neuquen City. We stopped here to see the original fossil skeleton of Buitreraptor, a relative of Velociraptor.  You see, not all of the dinosaurs in the Ultimate Dinosaurs