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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.
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
Ultimate Dinos Sneak Peek: Arrival in Patagonia, Argentina
March 22-23, 2012 Over the next ten days, I am travelling through Neuquen Province, in Patagonia, Argentina with a small crew of New Media experts from the ROM – producer Rob McMahon and filmographer Randy Dreager. We will be working with local scientists to make a short documentary film on the
Ultimate Dinos Sneak Peek: Biggest of the Big
March 24, 2012 Saturday morning, we made a brief stop at the Museo Carlos Amhegino in Cipolletti, only 10 minutes from Neuquen City. We stopped here to see the original fossil skeleton of Buitreraptor, a relative of Velociraptor. You see, not all of the dinosaurs in the Ultimate Dinosaurs
Ultimate Dinos Sneak Peek: Dinos in the Big City
We returned from the field in Patagonia to the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. At about 13 million people in the metro area, BA is the largest city in the country, and third largest in modern Gondwana (behind Sao Paulo and Cairo). There are dinosaurs in Buenos Aires, but only in museums, as the
Ultimate Dinos Sneak Peek: Dinosaurs and Wine
March 24, 2012 In the world of palaeontology, Argentina is famous for its spectacular dinosaur fossils. But in the greater world, it is known for, among many other things, its amazing wine. The province of Mendoza has been producing world-renown wine for many years, but in the last decade
Ultimate Dinos Sneak Peek: El Chocon
March 25,2012 Today we went to the area around the town of El Chocon, where numerous fossils have been found. First we visited the Museo Ernesto Bachmann, where the original fossil skeleton of Giganotosaurus is housed and on display. This is THE most complete giant carnivorous dinosaur skeleton
Ultimate Dinosaurs Sneak Peek: Giants From Gondwana
By Ian Morrison, Technician, Vertebrate Palaeontology I recently returned from a trip to the The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago (along with co-op student Berkley Mackenzie-Bird) to pick up fossils for the upcoming show, Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana. We brought back four
Un petit poisson plein d’avenir
Les fossiles témoignent de la diversité des premières formes de vie et des étonnantes transformations évolutives de la vie sur Terre. Ces changements se sont produits sur des périodes incommensurables pouvant dépasser des centaines de millions d’années. L’une des histoires les plus
Un ver qui sait se rendre invisible
Des dizaines d’années de découvertes et de recherches au ROM ont finalement abouti à l’identification d’une nouvelle espèce fossile appartenant à un mystérieux groupe d’invertébrés marins carnassiers, toujours en existence, appelé « chétognathes ». Capinatator praetermissus,
Unearthing the oldest dinosaur nesting site
Fig. 1. Reconstruction of a Massospondyus nesting site. Courtesy J. Csotonyi Today, an international team that includes leader University of Toronto at Mississauga palaeontologist Dr. Robert Reisz and myself announced the discovery of the oldest known dinosaur nesting site, detailed in a article
Unfrozen in Time: From the Erebus and Terror to the ROM
Guest Blog by Dorea Reeser, Ph.D., Environmental Visual Communication Student, ROM Biodiversity and Fleming College Special thanks to Tim Dickinson, ROM Senior Curator of Botany, Emeritus Ahoy there! For 167 YEARS, the search for Sir John Franklin, his crew, and their lost ships, the HMS Erebus
Up on the Rooftop- The ROM's Green Roof
Guest blog posting by Environmental Visual Communication student Vincent Luk Earlier this summer, a group of Torontonian researchers and PhD students were granted rare access to the ROM’s green roof, “Liza’s Garden” to survey the biodiversity, take soil samples, and to look for changes in
Update from Dawn’s Exploration of Vesta
Embedded video from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology The Dawn mission is providing us with some of the most detailed images of any asteroidal body to date. Before Dawn’s arrival at Vesta the best images available were fuzzy, computer-enhanced shots taken by the
Ushering in the year of the dragon in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity
A sneak peak at our new komodo dragon before the work begins With the start of the Chinese New Year, all thoughts are on dragons – the presiding animal zodiac for this lunar year. Unlike many European mythologies where dragons are menacing villains, the dragon zodiac represents wealth, prosperity
Valentine's Day at the ROM: Unique Painting of Lovers
Guest blog by Sudharshan Duraiyappah, a scholar and instruction at the University of Toronto and the ROM A cursory glance at the 17 th century Kangra painting featuring Radha and her lover Krishna, who according to Hindu mythology is considered an incarnation of the god Vishnu, might elicit a
Veni, Vidi, Vici- A Weekend to Remember
By Natasha Ali & Lindsay Britton We’re student interns working in the Centre of Ancient Cultures this summer. This month we had a chance to see what really goes on behind the scenes in the build-up to public events at the ROM, when we took part in Ancient Rome and Greece Weekend on June 15
Viktor&Rolf Dolls come to the ROM
by Alexandra Palmer, Senior Curator, Nora E. Vaughan Fashion Costume Curatorship The Amsterdam studios of Viktor&Rolf, the internationally renowned fashion designers currently exhibiting at the ROM, occupy an historic 17th-century house that was once the home to the burgemeester (mayor).
Virtual Collaboration: The whole story of ancient Roman amethyst gem
On August 30, 2012 I posted a blog on the rediscovery of a very striking and important ancient Roman amethyst gem engraved with the image of Victory writing on a shield, dating to about 50 BC to AD 25. I also mentioned that the gem was in the collection of Sir Francis Cook by 1903. The posting paid
Visit #ChihulyTO BEFORE we open!
Photographer? Instagram whiz? Snapchat Superstar? Join us for a special tour of #ChihulyTO....BEFORE we open to the public! Fill our the form below and you could be one of 10 lucky participants, deadline to apply is July 15th. Questions? Post a comment below or get in touch on Twitter, @wrdodger
Visiting a Family Heirloom
Sophia Chowdhury (far right) with her sister Meena (second in from left) and the next generation: Aneesa (far left), Zakary (centre), and baby Anarah. In the ROM’s curatorial area with the dagger, August, 14 2014. Photo Deepali Dewan, posted with permission of the family. In October 2010, Sophia
Visiting Zuul
By Victoria Arbour Team Zuul had a chance to go check out progress on the belly block at Research Casting International a few weeks ago! The block weighs about 15 000 kilograms right now (about 30 000 lbs), and is absolutely huge – one of the biggest blocks of dinosaur that any of us have ever
Voici les gagnants du concours du Photographe naturaliste de l’année du ROM pour 2018
Le concours ontarien de photographie naturaliste du ROM, qui s’inspire de la prestigieuse exposition Le Photographe naturaliste de l’année, était de retour au Musée pour la 4 e année. Des prix fabuleux ont été remis dans les catégories Adultes et Jeunes! Du 15 novembre 2018 au 15
Voici les gagnants du concours du Photographe naturaliste du ROM 2021
Le concours ontarien de photographie naturaliste du ROM, qui s’inspire de la prestigieuse exposition Le Photographe naturaliste de l’année, était de retour au Musée pour la 7 e année. Des prix fabuleux ont été offert par Henry’s! Du 20 novembre 2021 au 24 avril 2022, le ROM a demandé
Voici les gagnants du concours du Photographe naturaliste du ROM 2022
Inspiré par la prestigieuse exposition Le photographe naturaliste de l’année, le concours Le photographe naturaliste de l’année du ROM 2022 s’est tenu pour une huitième année de suite – et il était accompagné d’une remise de prix incroyable provenant de nos amis chez Henry’s!
Voici les gagnants du concours du Photographe naturaliste du ROM 2023
Inspiré par la prestigieuse exposition Le photographe naturaliste de l’année, le concours Le photographe naturaliste de l’année du ROM 2023 s’est tenu pour une neuvième année de suite – et il était accompagné d’une remise de prix incroyable provenant de nos amis chez Henry’s!
Volunteer Week 2013
This week across the country, 13.3 million volunteers are being honoured through National Volunteer Week- and for us the ROM's many dedicated volunteers have pride of place! The contribution of the ROM's Volunteers is immeasurable. It’s woven into the rich history of the museum and is
Walking a half-Marathon as the Herculaneum soldier
Probably on October 24th in 79 AD a large group of people congregated on the beach at the seaside town of Herculaneum, in Italy. They were presumably trying to take ship to gain distance from Mount Vesuvius, which had been raining ash and rocks on the city, and the neighbouring town of Pompeii, all
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Here for ROM for the Holidays, it’s the long-awaited return of the Earth Rangers Studio Winter Wonderland in Life in Crisis: the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity! A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight... (It took so long to hand-paint all these trees! My wrist hurt for ages.) For the past
Wallis Simpson’s Brilliant Jewellery
Submitted by Danura Buczynski and Elsa McKay, Department of Museum Volunteers. Who was Wallis Simpson? The American socialite Wallis Warfield Simpson, a.k.a. the Duchess of Windsor is one of the most intriguing figures of the 20th century. With two divorced husbands still living, Bessie Wallis
Want the answer to life, the universe and everything?
Well, at least, some serious insight into life on Earth… Where do we come from? What was the world like long before the dinosaurs? The world-renowned Burgess Shale, located in Yoho National Park, BC, helps us answers these questions. High up in the Rocky Mountains, scientists have spent over 100
Water: The Play set to make another splash at the ROM
Actors Lauren Spring and Thomas Gallezot, co-founders and creative directors of the Extant Jesters and Young Jesters Theatre Companies, return to the ROM with the latest presentation of Water: The Play. Its March Break debut was a hit with audiences of all ages and we are thrilled about their
We Won!
We're ecstatic to announce that @ROMtoronto and our social media team has won a MUSE Award for #FNLROM. This award is presented by the American Alliance of Museums to Museums who use digital media to enhance the Museum experience, engage audiences, and celebrates scholarship, community,
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
Weapon Wednesday
Weapons are one of the most politically-incorrect subjects there are, associated with brutality and violence. But they are also important, and have often defined the cultures that made them (perhaps because warriors dominated most past societies). When we talk about the Bronze Age or the Iron Age
Weapon Wednesday: a Romano-Egyptian sword hilt
This object (910.175.328) is actually a part of a weapon, but a very important one, acquired before 1910 in Cairo by Charles Currelly and presently in the Eaton Gallery of Rome. It is the cast bronze hilt of a sword. It depicts a bird's head, which is actually the Horus falcon, as it has the
Weapon Wednesday: Bagh Nakh--making humans into tigers
Written by Aruna Panday, Ph.D Candidate York University, Co-Chair Friends of South Asia Committee, and ROM curatorial intern. Bagh nakh (tiger-claw weapon), lacquered steel, India, 19th century, ROM 913.10.28 Bagh Nakh (also called Bagh naka, wagh nakh or bhagunakha) translates from Hindi to
Weapon Wednesday: Chakram from India
Written by Aruna Panday, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at York University, Friends of South Asia co-Chair, and Summer 2014 ROM curatorial intern. Chakram or battle-quoit, made of wrought steel, India, 19th century, ROM 910.42.52 Fans of the Fantasy show Xena Warrior Princess
Weapon Wednesday: Frankish "Seax" swords
In the 3rd century of the current era the term "Frank" was used by Romans and others to describe a group of Germanic tribes living in the Rhine valley. In the 4th century Franks settled within territory ruled by the Romans and were a recognised kingdom. After the fall of the Western Roman
Weapon Wednesday: Pesh Kabz
Pesh Kabz daggar with sheath. Steel, jade, stone, water buffalo horn, fabric. 19th century, India. ROM 948.1.256a-b The Collection of the First Lord Kitchener. Currently part of the South Asian Study Collection in the ROM’s Education Department. Written by Aruna Panday, Ph.D Candidate York
Weapon Wednesday: Preparing for ROM Revealed
As part of the ROM's celebration of being open for 100 years, we will be having a massive behind-the-scenes open-house called ROM Revealed on the 3 rd and 4 th of May. Thousands of visitors will have the opportunity to see our storage rooms where we keep the objects not on display. There are a
Weapon Wednesday: Swords from the Philippines
The Philippines are a group of over 7,000 mountainous islands, mostly of volcanic origin, in Southeast Asia. They may be divided into three geographic areas: in the north is Luzon, mostly one large island and the location of the capital and most populous cities of the Republic, together known as
Weapon Wednesday: the "djanbīyya" dagger
The Middle Eastern two-edged curved dagger is one of the most recognizable weapon forms. Typically it is known by the Arab term djanb ī yya sometimes Anglicised as "jambiya", or also often the Arabic term khandjar, but these curved daggers are found across the Middle East. Curved
Weapon Wednesday: The Burmese Dha
Across South East and South Asia the traditional weapons often bear close affinities to the tools of the region. An example of this is the dha, the single edged sword most typically associated with Burma (modern Myanmar). These are still used to this day by peoples such as the Shan essentially as a
Weapon Wednesday: The Horse
The horse is not just a form of transportation, but is a weapon in itself. The genus Equus is thought to have evolved over 4 million years ago in North America, specialising in being able to eat the grass of the steppelands and run away from predators. North American horses later became extinct,
Weapon Wednesday: The Indian Katar, a Necessary Dress Accessory
In South Asia during the 16th to early 20th centuries all fashionable young men when visiting their ladies would want to dress at their best. This would include one very necessary dress acessory: the katar. This uniquely South Asian dagger is thought to have developed in the very southern part of
Weapon Wednesday: The Long History of an Irish Bronze Age Sword
A bronze sword in the ROM's collection (ROM no.909.68.1) has an interesting history. It is of a type named after Ewart Park, a site in Northumberland in Northern England. The type seems to have developed in what is now Northern England, and became the main sword type of the Late Bronze Age of
Weapon Wednesday: The Nugent Marathon Corinthian Helmet
The Corinthian helmet type is one of the most immediately recognisable types of helmet, romantically associated with the great heroes of Ancient Greece, even by the Ancient Greeks themselves who rapidly moved to helmet types with better visibility, but still depicted their heroes in these helmets.
Weapon Wednesday: Two daggers from Luristan, Iran
In museum circles the region of Luristan in the Zagros Mountains has a long association with the antiquities looted from tombs there in the 1920's and 30's. These objects seem to be primarily from the Early Iron Age (circa 1000 BC- 750 BC), and comprise an array of distinctive objects
Weekend at the Museum: A Community Affair
A Guest Post by Christa Sawyer, Community Events Supervisor, Autism Ontario Autism Ontario is so excited to be part of this pilot project with the ROM and Magnusmode! Our organization helps people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families by advocating on their behalf, providing