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Share your climate change story
Our planet's climate is changing. With your help, we can tell the stories of how this transformation affects communities around the globe and right here in Ontario. Has the climate where you're living, or where you grew up, changed in a way that you've noticed? Or do you feel
Make Plastic Reduction Part of Your 2018 New Year's Resolutions
Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Cristina Bergman Every year, 10,000 tonnes of plastic enters the Great Lakes. Imagine 55 jumbo jets of plastic crash landing in the lakes each year. In this province alone, 3 billion plastic bottles are sold annually, but only
Applify Your Museum Visit
Mobile applications have changed the way we live–they have replaced our alarm clocks, notepads, calculators, and cameras. We can have all these things in the palms of our hands via smart phones and smart gadgets. Smart phones have moved away from being just a powerful phone and web-surfing
Your Guide to Family Summer Fun at the ROM
1. CIBC Discovery Gallery After passing through the Dinosaur and Mammal Galleries, head towards the dynamic CIBC Discovery Gallery on the second floor of the museum. This dedicated kid’s zone for fun learning has all sorts of exciting activities! With the help of trained facilitators, kids
Make your own Mummy
Make Your Own Mummy! For this project you will need: Plasticene Plaster of paris bandages Paint (acrylic will work best-- BUT it doesn't wash off, so be careful) Paintbrushes Scissors The right attitude Step 1 Take a lump of plasticene or modeling clay and work it between your hands until it
Hopping Their Way to Your Heart
Guest Blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Lian Jong Lizards and snakes and frogs oh my! These groups are a part of a broader scale of animals called amphibians and reptiles and the scientists who study them are called herpetologists. The Royal Ontario Museum is home to
Your Photo Could Be Put On Display at the ROM!
by guest blogger Filip Szafirowski, 2016 Environmental Visual Communication Program graduate Ever think you’d see a photo of yours on display in the same building that holds 68 million year old Tyrannosaurus rex bones? Well, now’s your chance! Coinciding with the opening of the Wildlife
Holiday Space Arcade! Get Your Game On
The ROM’s annual Game Jam event – a dizzying three-day collaboration involving ninety video game developers – wrapped up in early October, but we’re still enjoying the thrills of the newly designed games, and over the course of the holidays, you will also get the chance to test them out.
Archaeology Weekend: Meet your Museum Heroes!
I can’t wait for Archaeology Weekend (April 14 – 15). It’s REALLY going to be special. BUT! Before we get there, let me tell you a story! One of the most vivid memories I have from my childhood experiences visiting the ROM involved interacting with actual professionals who brought the cool
When Whaling is Your Tradition
Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Ursula McClintock. In some Indigenous communities around the world, whaling is as much a part of their tradition as my family’s turkey dinner at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Whale hunting has played an integral role in feeding Inuit