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An Afternoon With Weird Science at the ROM's 80-Year-Old Camp
Guest blog written by 2018 Environmental Visual Communication student Michael Berger. Under the fluorescent museum lighting, in a pristine, white hallway a group of kids ages six to seven begin their experiments. The investigations start with looking, then touching, then smelling, tasting,
Meteorite of the Month: Oriented Nose Cone
By Brendt C. Hyde and Ian Nicklin Figure 1: Meteorite showing ‘thumbprint’ features referred to as regmaglypts. As rocks from space come through the Earth’s atmosphere they are travelling at speeds as high as 70 km/s. At these speeds, air in front of large space rocks gets compressed and, in
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Here for ROM for the Holidays, it’s the long-awaited return of the Earth Rangers Studio Winter Wonderland in Life in Crisis: the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity! A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight... (It took so long to hand-paint all these trees! My wrist hurt for ages.) For the past
RIVERDALE: EAST OF THE DON
Friends of the Canadian Collections (FCC) / Amis des Collections Canadiennes (ACC) Presents RIVERDALE: EAST OF THE DON- How did it begin? Who were some of its celebrities? Date: Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 11am Place: Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre FREE with ROM admission Come and hear
Of Africa at the ROM. Exploring the complexity of African and Diasporic experience.
The third week of October marked the launch of the three-year multi-platform project Of Africa: a rich and thought-provoking series of talks and performances entitled Histories, Collections, Reflections. Led by independent curators Julie Crooks and Dominique Fontaine and myself, Of Africa is a
Troy, Magnus, and the ROM: The Road to Independence
Did you know that an estimated 1 in 68 children are on the autism spectrum? Individuals with autism experience the world differently, and bustling cultural attractions like the ROM can be overwhelming for some of them. We want to improve that experience, and provide the tools necessary to help
Artists of the Floating World, Part I
Written by Josiah Ariyama Supervised by Dr. Asato Ikeda A Third Gender: Beautiful Youths in Japanese Print s, exhibited at the ROM from May until November, 2016 offers but a glimpse into the lives of Wakashu, or “young companions” living in Edo period Japan (1603-1868). The exhibition not
Farms, Cities, Animals, and the Museum
Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication student Teghan Dodds Goats are not something you’d expect to see within the confines of the city, and especially not on Toronto’s Bloor Street with its upscale shops and prestigious historical buildings. Yet, cities depend on agricultural
Tips for toddlers visiting the ROM
Karla and her son Marshall run an internationally awarded blog, The [Tiny} Times (www.tinytimes.com), which humorously and visually documents life from a child's perspective. Karla writes a monthly travel column, Kids Concierge, for Qantas The Australian Way magazine and recently authored a
ROM Ideas: Fossils & Evolution
To let you in on the latest insights and discoveries from behind the scenes, ROM Ideas, formerly the ROM Colloquium, invites its patrons to step into the realm of ROM researchers, technicians, and other experts who perform ground-breaking work in our labs, collections areas, and at field sites all