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Museum Monday with Melissa
This is the first in a series of Monday blog posts by Guest Blogger, Melissa Doyle! If you've ever been to March Break at the ROM you'll know it's a magical time to visit. With so much to see and do it makes for an exciting week. This year's theme is Futurology: Adventures in
Museum Monday with Melissa
With summer ending soon, it is something you’ll want to cherish before it is gone. There is still much to warm up with at the Royal Ontario Museum this week. Take a ROM walk through Cabbagetown North this Wednesday. Just look for the purple ROMwalks Umbrella at the Northeast corner of
Museum Monday with Melissa- April 13, 2015
Hope you got your tickets for the ROM Sleepover: Nature this Friday! Be able to tell all your friends that you spent a night at the Museum. Families will love travelling the world and visiting ecosystems all while enjoying the sights and sounds of nature. Though sold out, you can definitely give
Museum Monday with Melissa- April 20, 2015
Friday Night Live, more commonly known as #FNLROM sign up has BEGUN! For all of the young professionals looking to rub shoulders with the cultured people of the city, there really is no better place to be on a Friday night. Food stations, drinks, music & various other activities take place
Museum Monday with Melissa- April 27, 2015
With May just a few days away and warmer weather upon us, you can count on an innovative and creative week at the Royal Ontario Museum. ROM Speaks: The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, And An Epic Journey Adults will enjoy learning about the biodiversity. This moderated evening event
Museum Monday with Melissa- July 20, 2015
What an exciting time for the ROM. This week there is so much to see and do. With the beautiful weather we are able to enjoy it is a great time to get out and visit the Royal Ontario Museum. Nothing could be more exciting than a new dinosaur discovery. In just the last few days, a recent
Museum Monday with Melissa- June 22, 2015
Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far! Yesterday was the first day- and the longest day of the year. Time to get out and enjoy this beautiful weather. What a perfect time for the Museum to have so much to offer. Whether going with friends, family or a first date, there is something for
Museum Monday with Melissa- June 8, 2015
Hope everyone had an amazing weekend! After resting up (after last week’s #FNLROM) there is SO MUCH to look forward to and for the whole family to enjoy. Start this week off with something adventurous. TWO #ROMspeak events this week, #FNLROM is a Toga party, and celebrate Italian music and food.
Museum Monday with Melissa- March 23, 2015
Starting today is the international event well known as Museum Week. MUSEUM WEEK is a worldwide love of all things curatorial. Museums around the world celebrate this every year. From Egyptian mummies to Roman emperors, you can enjoy some of the best in conversations and curations. Seniors
Museum Monday with Melissa- March 30, 2015
Hope you all had a great #PROMX and #MuseumWeek! This past week was quite busy and eventful. This coming week will be more focused on workshops and learning in creative ways. Here’s a few things to take part in this week. Young adults will enjoy this week’s ROM Speaks event entitled “
Museum Monday with Melissa- May 11, 2015
With every week, comes some more exciting events and exhibitions to see. Whether digging up dino fossils or learning about meteorites this week is sure to have something amazing for you to enjoy. Next Tuesday’s ROMSpeaks will focus on the award winning author and host of Discovery Science ’ s
Museum Monday with Melissa- May 18, 2015
Happy Long Weekend! Hope you're enjoying this beautiful weather. So much to do this week for anyone and everyone at the Museum. With the summer not too far away there is much to see and do at the Royal Ontario Museum Something people will enjoy taking part in is the Family Photo Booth. This
Museum Monday with Melissa- May 25, 2015
I am so excited to share with you all of the beautiful events and galleries happening at the ROM this week. There is so much for everyone to enjoy. From dinosaurs to all the fish in the sea, you won’t want to miss the amazing adventures to come from a visit to the Museum. Families will enjoy
Museum Monday with Melissa- May 4, 2015
I’m quite excited for this week, as the theme will be Cinco de Mayo! So many incredible curated experiences featuring Mexico. This week's ROMSpeaks will be held on May 5th 2015. It will include guest curator Chloë Sayer, of the new textiles exhibit ¡Viva México!, from May 9, 2015 to May
Museum Monday with Melissa- November 2
It was great to see so many new and familiar faces celebrating the Day of the Dead at #FNLROM this past Friday. There is so much to see and do this week! If you haven’t already you’ll definitely want to warm up in the #ROMpeii exhibit- keep note that it is only going to be open until
Museum Monday with Melissa- October 6
Hope everyone had an amazing weekend. With FNLROM starting off the season and Nuit Blanche! One of the exciting upcoming events is Masters of Dreams: The French and Swiss Jewellers. It is taking place Tuesday, October 6, 2015 from 7:00pm- 9:30pm. You can explore the world of of
Museum Week 2017
#MuseumWeek is an international online event celebrating and showcasing all things from cultural institutions over 7 days, 7 themes, 7 hashtags! Museum Week challenges Museums to share content based on 7 different themes, using 7 different hashtags throughout the week. We have participated the last
Museums and Climate Change: Two Easy Steps and One Provocative Move
Our world leaders converged on Paris yesterday for the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, or #COP21. During the opening ceremonies we heard from the top dogs, including US President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime
Museums and millennials: the secret may lie in video games
By Marianne Mader & Aaron Phillips The Royal Ontario Museum has recently reached a milestone: partnering with an independent developer, Last Hour Games, to release the video game “ Clash of the Talons ” inspired by its bird collections. This achievement is the result of the ROM’s effort
Museums, stories and things.
Hi there! No, wait. If I’m going to be the resident Australian here at the ROM for the next month I suppose I should ham it up some. Let me try again. G’day! I’m Maxine and I’ll be taking over part of the ROMs airwaves for the next few weeks writing as the Digital Communications intern.
My Experience as a Web Intern at the ROM
A year ago this August, after uprooting my life in Victoria, British Columbia, I relocated to Toronto. It was a pretty intense transition, since I grew up in a coastal city of less than 350,000 people. I've dreamed of working in a museum for many years, so when I was accepted into the Master
My Favourite Object: A "Tell Minis" Style Lustre-Ware Bowl
This beautiful bowl, ROM Accession number 960.219.2, was made in Syria between about AD 1075-1125, and if you read this story, you will find out why I would really like to meet the person that made it. The first thing you notice about this bowl is its decoration. It looks lile a sphinx, a
My first day in Trout River, Newfoundland: ROM biologists arrive, town is curious
As I stare out my window I can see the sunlight’s reflection on the mountains and after a busy day I am finally getting the chance to reflect on how fortunate I am to be here. This is the opportunity I had been waiting for since my graduation from the Environmental Visual Communications program
My journey with Sir David Attenborough
For more information about the documentary, click here. For more information about the Burgess Shale click here, and for more information about the Gallery of Early Life and how you can help us, click here. THE JOURNEY Filming started October 1st 2009. Sir David Attenborough used a helicopter to
Mystery of conical fossils solved, after 175 years
My name is Joe Moysiuk, I am a 20-year-old undergraduate student at the University of Toronto enrolled in both the departments of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Earth Sciences. I am excited to announce that a research paper which I am lead author of, titled Hyoliths are Palaeozoic
Nail Art: Then and Now
Women have grown, groomed and decorated their fingernails for over 5000 years – From the women of Ancient Egypt to the nail salon industry that flourished during the 80s and 90s, nail trends have had authority over beauty regimes across regions and eras. By the late 20th century manicured
NASA’s Continued Curiosity for Life on Mars
By Brent Hyde, Minerology Technician Did life ever exist on the red planet? This is a question NASA has been trying to answer for more than 40 years. In the next couple of years, NASA hopes to get some answers. In late November of this year, NASA will be launching its latest and greatest rover to
National Aboriginal History Month
By Bella McWatch, Kiowa Wind Memorial (KWM) Indigenous Youth Intern In June, the entire country will be filled with festivities to commemorate National Aboriginal History Month. The ROM Learning Department is taking this opportunity to continue its ongoing reconciliation efforts through
National Archaeology Day at the ROM!
Why not escape the Toronto rain this Saturday and come to the ROM to hear about hot and sunny countries? Saturday is National Archaeology Day at the ROM, and we’ve been hard at work sorting out lots of events, talks and activities (for kids AND grown ups). I don’t have any good
National Philanthropy Day
Special thank you to our volunteers, donors, patrons and supporters On November 15, 2012, we celebrated National Philanthropy Day, a special day to recognize and pay tribute to the many contributions that philanthropy—and the great leaders in our philanthropic community—have made in Canada
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
National Volunteer Week 2016 | The Best Thing About ROM Camp
By: Kiron Mukherjee, ROMKids Coordinator When we receive our evaluation forms back at the end of every session of camp, our number one piece of positive feedback is not what you may think. It's not Futalognkosaurus, or Djedmaatesankh. The giant squid, the Ming Tomb. It's not the
National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Joe Moysiuk
By: Peter Fenton Joe Moysiuk is a volunteer in the ROM Invertebrate Palaeobiology team Joe Moysiuk has been involved with the ROM since he was a young child, collecting fossils and bringing them here for identification. Joe joined the ROM "officially" in 2012 as a highschool coop student
National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Tony Steede
By Katherine Dunnell, Mineralogy & Geology Technician Tony Steede is a volunteer in the Earth Science Department. Earth Science is indebted to the base of volunteers that work with us and within our collections every day. We currently have seven volunteers working with us with various
National Volunteer Week 2017 | Department of Museum Volunteers celebrates its 60th anniversary
Blog Post by Vera Hall, President, Department of Museum Volunteers (DMV) DMV Members Volunteer Committee 25th Anniversary Party (May 1982) In 1957, when the Members’ Volunteer Committee was established, they had no idea that it would grow from its 12 original members to over 550 volunteers
National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Anna Chryrsky-Harapa
Anna Chryrsky-Harapa is the Co-Chair of the Outreach Committee at the Department of Museum Volunteers. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? The ROM has always played a strong role in my family’s life. The “museum” (at that time the ROM was the only museum of note in Toronto) was my
National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Doug Gibson
Doug Gibson is a docent, gallery interpreter and ROMWalker at the Department of Museum Volunteers. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? I worked 80-100 hours a week for 40 years as a physician and found retirement very difficult. I had always loved history and life sciences and was looking
National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Elizabeth Novak
Elizabeth Novak served as the Community Co-Chair of the ROM Diversity and Inclusion Committee from January 2011 to January 2017. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? I was inspired to do volunteer work at the ROM because of my love of museums, and in particular the Royal Ontario Museum.
National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Jaclyn Firth
Jaclyn is a volunteer at the Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery, and a recipient of the Ontario Service Award in 2017. 1. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? After doing museum studies and while looking for a job, I realized I wanted to keep involved in museum culture. I've always
National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: John Golla
John Golla is the Co-Chair of the Visitor Guides and a Member of the Membership Committee at the Department of Museum Volunteers. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? I love the ROM and it was a chance to contribute to the community. The opportunity for learning and meeting interesting
National Volunteer Week 2018: Lynne Wood
Name: Lynne Wood taught high school for 38 years and started volunteering at the ROM in the Spring of 2016. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? Lynne: Volunteering at the ROM is a wonderful opportunity to continue to learn, teach and work with people of all ages. What is your role of
National Volunteer Week 2018: Sharon Aitken
Name: Sharon Aitken, a retired teacher and dental hygienist, started volunteering approximately 3 years ago. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? Sharon: I have wanted to be a volunteer at the ROM for many years. I love learning new things, meeting and working with people and I love
National Volunteer Week | Volunteer Spotlight: Helen Hatton
After one of her shifts at the Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery, ROM volunteer Helen Hatton said to her husband, “Honey, do you want to hear about the sex life of hissing cockroaches?” Her husband, whom Helen describes as “a delightful retired geek,” calmly replied, “Let’s have a drink
National Volunteer Week | Volunteer Spotlight: Rebecca Beayni
How can a museum volunteer change the way we view the world? This National Volunteer Week, we invite you to meet Rebecca Beayni, a volunteer in the Hands-on Biodiversity & Discovery Galleries, who was recognized for her contribution to the museum at the 2014 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards. We
National Volunteer Week | Volunteers cataloguing backyard biodiversity
Volunteers at the Royal Ontario Museum are an integral element throughout our galleries and supporting a wide variety of our public programs throughout the year, including holiday programming, ROMKids camps, Sleepovers, and more! But this National Volunteer Week, we also want to recognize, and
National Volunteer Week: David Grafstein
National Volunteer Week (April 6-12, 2014) is a time to recognize, celebrate and thank Canada’s 13.3 million volunteers. Volunteers play an essential role in any organizational plan-- The willingness of individuals to work keenly in a collaborative environment for the betterment of their
National Volunteer Week: ROMkids
The Royal Ontario Museum proudly joined the Nation in celebrating National Volunteer Week 2014. To wrap up this weeks commemoration of volunteers, we picked the brains of our ROMkids volunteers to learn more about what they do and why they do it. Our volunteers work tirelessly to give to the ROM
National Volunteer Week: Thank You, ROM Volunteers!
This week marks National Volunteer Week, an annual event that recognizes and celebrates the important contributions that volunteers make each day in Canada and around the globe. Volunteer Canada says volunteer action is like a stone thrown in a lake: its effects have both a direct impact and
Nature meets Culture at Archaeology Weekend!
Humans would have been aware of the other creatures that shared their world from earliest times. At first they would have had an eye towards possible predators or competitors, then possible prey as they became hunters. As the cognitive ability of Early Humans developed, they would observe the
Nature Stories through Photography: Insights from Connor Stefanison
Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Sean de Francia The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition has served as an important channel to bring ecology and biodiversity to the centre of conversation. Since its beginnings, the travelling exhibition has