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We're up for a Shorty Award!

Nominate Royal Ontario Museum for a social media award in the Shorty Awards The ROM's main twitter account, @ROMToronto, has been nominated for a Shorty Award as Best Museum in Social Media. We're currently in third place and need your help to win! Love what we do in social media and on

Two thumbs up to outstanding documentaries!

Can’t make it to the ROM? Make some popcorn, pick up one of these award-winning documentaries related to our current exhibitions and upcoming programs, and have a movie date with the ROM in your own livingroom! Touched by Water, a documentary by Tamás Wormser, examines bathing rituals and our

ROM Announces Plan to Reimagine the Museum for the Future

ROM Announces Plan to Reimagine the Museum for the Future

ROM proudly announced today the launch of OpenROM, a multi-faceted initiative that will dramatically open the Museum up even more to the public, creating a thriving cultural and civic hub in the heart of the city.   Grounded in ROM’s overarching vision to further enhance visitor access and

5 reasons to be excited for BioBlitz Canada 150 in Rouge National Urban Park

5 reasons to be excited for BioBlitz Canada 150 in Rouge National Urban Park

Guest blog by Omar McDadi, External Relations Manager, Parks Canada, Rouge National Urban Park Parks Canada is thrilled to host one of several BioBlitz Canada 150 events taking place across Canada on June 24th and 25th in Rouge National Urban Park – one of several signature Canada 150 events of

From Meteorites to Slime- A Look at the ROMForYou “Space Day” at The Hospital For Sick Children

From Meteorites to Slime- A Look at the ROMForYou “Space Day” at The Hospital For Sick Children

(written by Min Wong, member of ROMForYou, Friends of Earth and Space, Friends of Paleontology) Have you ever held a piece of Mars? Martian meteorites are exceedingly rare but kids got to see one first hand on “Space Day” at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) over the March Break. It was

Foreign Cultural Objects Immunity From Seizure for Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature exhibition. June 11, 2022 to January 2, 2023

Item Number Exhibit Description Exhibit type W (mm) D (mm) H (mm) Weight (kg) FB002.1 Siberian Unicorn/Elasmotherium  Resin cast 970 480 1940 TBC FB004.1 Narwhal tusk (replica) Replica tusk 2490 80 1830 TBC FB009 Jenny Haniver (dried guitar fish) Dried fish 155 500 45 TBC FB010.1 Indian python

Fear for Adults and Fascination for Kids: Spiders and Friends Day at The Hospital for Sick Children

Written by Mark Bernards, Environmental Visual Communications student   We all know someone who is terrified of spiders. Maybe it’s a friend, or a family member, or maybe it’s you! But I’m sure we can all think of someone we know who panics at the first sign of anything crawling across the

Textiles Close Up

Last week, the ROM hosted the first Canadian Textiles Close Up event for the Textile Society of America, featuring treasures of Islamic textile art in Toronto (10-11 Nov. 2014). This was in conjunction with the current exhibition   Cairo Under Wraps: Early Islamic Textiles. Day 1 was spent at the