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Rouge Park Bioblitz
Submitted by Brennan Caverhill, Biodiversity Intern Starting on Friday June 15 at 3pm sharp, experts and volunteers in biology and natural history will converge at Rouge Park for a 24hr “Bioblitz” to document all living things found within Park borders. Over 150 experts and avid naturalists
Interview: Egyptologist Barry Kemp
By Laura Ranieri Q: What brought you to Amarna initially? A: I first became interested in how the towns and cities of ancient Egypt worked following a [1970] conference in London called “Man, Settlement and Urbanism.” I was asked to write a paper: “Temple and Town in Ancient Egypt.” I came
The ROM gets a new Roof
Walking past the ROM these days, you can’t help but notice the scaffolding on south side of the Queens Park wing, or the safety barriers on the roof. After eighty years of service, the familiar green copper roof is being replaced. If you take a look at the roof through the ROM’s web cam, you
SSSSsss… c-CAW! RrAWR! Animal Weekend is Here!
I used to walk through the halls of my high school (yes, high school – I don’t know what was wrong with me either) making animal noises. Not the normal ones like “moo” and “oink”, but the more obscure ones (I guess it’s the hipster in me). For instance, my impression of the Komodo
ROM Research: Detailing Wendiceratops
David Evans and Michael Ryan reveal a spectacular new species of ceratopsian, Wendiceratops was approximately 6 metres from nose to tail and weighed more than a ton (2,000 lbs). Guest blog by Shiona M. Mackenzie. Fossils collected from a bonebed in southern Alberta during the summers of 2011
Introducing Habitat the Game to Toronto (and Canada)!
Biodiversity programmes at the Royal Ontario Museum strive to help our public better understand nature and to prevent its loss through communications, research, citizen science, and community engagement. Which is why we're so excited to be partnering with Habitat the Game! Habitat is an
Early Tourist Photography at Niagara Falls
By Victoria Abel, M.A. In 1839, when photography was invented, Ontario as a province did not exist and the New York village of Niagara Falls would not be incorporated for another nine years. Despite these facts, the need for easy transportation and access to Niagara Falls had already been expressed
Meet the Ultimate Dino Team: Richard Lahey
Interpretive Planner? What’s that? We caught up with Richard Lahey, ROM Interpretive Planner, to explain his role in the museum world, as well as what he did to help bring the larger-than-life Ultimate Dinosaur exhibition together and some of the interesting things he learned. Can you describe
When Friends come to visit...
The ROM’s Centre of Discovery- Fossils & Evolution is most fortunate to have an enthusiastic circle of dedicated Member supporters in the Friends of Palaeontology. Friends work closely with staff in the Palaeontology section to help develop and deliver popular public programs, including
Magpies, Hand axe, and Highway- Dr. Chen Shen and the ROM-China Luonan Project
Written by Chen Shen, Vice President, Senior Curator, Bishop White Chair of East Asian Archaeology In China the colourful and beautiful sounds of the Eurasian Magpies (Figure 1) historically have been described in many poems and throughout literature, as being an auspicious bird that brings you