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Restoring a Rebel Pharaoh’s Kingdom: In the field with Prof. Barry Kemp
By Laura Ranieri Tell el Amarna is a remote desert outpost in the centre of Egypt between Cairo and Luxor on the east bank of the River Nile. Arriving here is like landing on the moon – a desolate and vast expanse of hills and red, cratered sand. There is little human settlement for miles, save a
August Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Meteorite ID Clinic
The ROM's August ID clinic had a steady flow of visitors up to the museum closing at 5:30pm. Overall, we had 93 specimens identified and 35 people attend our ID clinic to have their treasures identified. We had 18 meteor-wrongs, 18 gems and 57 fossils come through our doors. The Fossil team
Premier Kathleen Wynne visits the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity
On Tuesday, November 24, Premier Kathleen Wynne visited the Royal Ontario Museum to announce the new Ontario Provincial Climate Change Strategy Dave Ireland, Managing Director for the Centre of Discovery in Biodiversity at the ROM greeted the Premier and toured her through the Schad Gallery of
National Volunteer Week 2016
Today marks the start of National Volunteer Week. The ROM is supported by a vibrant and passionate community of volunteers that contribute to making the Museum an exceptional place to visit. Throughout the week, please check the screens in Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal Court, the ROM blog and social
Getting Lost with Galloway
We sat down with CBC’s Matt Galloway to find out exactly what keeps bringing him back to the ROM Q: Do you visit the museum often? A: Yes, I have a couple of young kids. We come on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes if there’s a special event, but also sometimes we come just to wander around.
Getting Lost with Galloway
We sat down with CBC's Matt Galloway to find out exactly what keeps bringing him back to the ROM By: Douglas Thomson Q: Do you visit the museum often? A: Yes, I have a couple of young kids. We come on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes if there’s a special event, but also sometimes we come
Turning Fear Into Fascination
Guest blog written by 2018 Environmental Visual Communication student Claire Foran. As you enter the Royal Ontario Museum's latest exhibition, you are immediately swarmed by scurrying spiders; hundreds of them, crawling all around you. But you can't touch them- they aren't real.
March Break 2013- Passport to the World
Who’s ready for March Break? We are! For months now, we at the ROM have been working away getting ready for the most exciting and active time of our year: March Break (aka Spring Break to those without kids in Ontario schools)! This year we’re going all out with what’s possibly the BIGGEST
Habitat the Game Update for #Bioblitz150
The Rouge National Urban Park Bioblitz is coming up this weekend (June 24- 25, 2017), and to celebrate we're announcing a special, limited edition collectible location pin for Habitat the Game players who visit the area around the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre throughout the blitz,
On the Shoulders of Giants – Phil Currie at the ROM on Oct. 7th
First introduced to dinosaurs through a plastic toy in a cerealbox, renowned palaeontologist Philip J. Currie embarked on a life-long journey to study these creatures of the past. Last year, he had a museum named after him—the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Alberta—and this year he joined