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Presenting our Winners of the 2022 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Presenting our Winners of the 2022 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Inspired by the prestigious  Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, the Ontario-wide ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returned for a 8th year –with incredible prizes from our friends at Henry’s! From November 12, 2022 to March 12, 2023, ROM invited amateur and professional

CANADA 150- Ontario- Blue Mountain Pottery

CANADA 150- Ontario- Blue Mountain Pottery

My grandmother gave my mother some Blue Mountain Pottery candlesticks one Christmas during my childhood. I was old enough to remember it, so I was probably at least 7 or 8 years old. My mother was very excited by the gift, and the candlesticks quickly became a fixture on one of the most prominent

Raymond James- Leaving a Dinosaur-sized Footprint on the ROM

Raymond James- Leaving a Dinosaur-sized Footprint on the ROM

Peter Kahnert, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Marketing at Raymond James Ltd., with Janet Carding and Dianne Lister at the Patrons Preview of Ultimate Dinosaurs A key value for the people of Raymond James is giving back into the communities in which they live and serve clients

ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess Hangout: battling with technology!

I’ve just finished a Google+ Hangout talking about the ROM ‘Minoan’ goddess with a colleague and expert in ancient ivory and gold statues, Dr. Kenneth Lapatin.  It was Ken’s research and publications about the suspect Minoan ivory figurines in several museum collections that first prompted

Raymond James, une contribution dinosaurienne au ROM

Raymond James, une contribution dinosaurienne au ROM

Peter Kahnert, vice-président principal, Communications et marketing, Raymond James Ltée, en compagnie de Janet Carding et Dianne Lister à l’avant-première de Prodigieux dinosaures réservée aux bienfaiteurs Une des valeurs essentielles de la maison Raymond James, c’est qu’elle doit

Voici les gagnants du concours du Photographe naturaliste du ROM 2022

Voici les gagnants du concours du Photographe naturaliste du ROM 2022

Inspiré par la prestigieuse exposition  Le photographe naturaliste de l’année, le concours Le photographe naturaliste de l’année du ROM 2022 s’est tenu pour une huitième année de suite – et il était accompagné d’une remise de prix incroyable provenant de nos amis chez Henry’s!

Sir Edmund Boyd Osler

Sir Edmund Boyd Osler gave generously to foster the foundation and growth of the Museum. Edmund Osler started his business career as a clerk in the Bank of Upper Canada. He later became president of several companies including the Ontario and Quebec Railway and the Dominion Bank, and a director of

A Spotlight on Illegal Pelt Trading, and What the ROM Has to Do With It

A Spotlight on Illegal Pelt Trading, and What the ROM Has to Do With It

Guest blog post by Environmental Visual Communication alumnus Matt Jenkins.  Celebrating its centennial birthday this year, the ROM has always stood as a place of education, family enjoyment and research. That is why I found it surprising that the ROM identifies nearly one quarter of its roughly

Tattoos: Arctic

Tattoos: Arctic

Guest blog by Kenneth R. Lister, Assistant Curator of Anthropology (Arctic, Subarctic, Great Lakes, Northwest Coast, Paul Kane collection). When Captain George Francis Lyon crouched down and crawled through the entranceway into the dim interior of an Inuit igloo in February 1822, he was unaware

Sir Edmund Boyd Osler

Grand philanthrope, sir Edmund Boyd Osler a joué un rôle de premier plan dans la création et l’essor du Musée. Edmund Osler a débuté sa carrière comme commis à la Bank of Upper Canada. Il allait devenir président de plusieurs entreprises dont la Compagnie de chemin de fer de l’Ontario