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ASL Video Guide
This tour is an archive. It accompanied the Pompeii: In a Shadow of the Volcano exhibition. ASL Pompeii Stop 1: Introduction ASL Pompeii Stop 2: Touchable Vesuvius Rock ASL Pompeii Stop 3: City Model ASL Pompeii Stop 4: Gladiator ASL Pompeii Stop 5: Amphora Lift ASL Pompeii Stop 6: Tragic Poet
Assistive Devices
Large print access guides and floor plans are available online through the Museum website, on the accessibility page. These guides are also available at the Museum through the admission desk. Tactile books at the ROM feature Braille, raised line graphics, large print and full-colour pictures.
Asteroids (Temporary Case Refresh)
Asteroids are rocky, left-over material from the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. They are time capsules, preserving information about how the planets formed and perhaps even the origins of life. This new asteroid display will showcase unique samples from the ROM’s
At the Heart of the Museum: Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery Floor Restoration
The majestic Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery, built during the Museum’s 1933 expansion, connects the 1914 Philosophers Walk Wing to the 1933 Hilary and Galen Weston Wing on Queen’s Park. Many upgrades and modifications have enhanced the gallery’s role as the visitor’s orientation space to the
Atelier d’identification (roches, minéraux, gemmes et fossiles)
Atelier d’identification (roches, minéraux, gemmes et fossiles) Programme en personne Veuillez vous inscrire à la date de votre choix. — VOIR CI-DESSOUS POUR LE(S) LIEN(S) Entrée des groupes scolaires le Choix du Président. Ouverture des portes à 16 h 30 Les ateliers
August Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Meteorite ID Clinic
The ROM's August ID clinic had a steady flow of visitors up to the museum closing at 5:30pm. Overall, we had 93 specimens identified and 35 people attend our ID clinic to have their treasures identified. We had 18 meteor-wrongs, 18 gems and 57 fossils come through our doors. The Fossil team
Aurora Borealis: Toronto Edition!
On January 7th, the Sun’s surface erupted with an explosion that is now 15 times the width of Earth. The resulting solar flare sent particles racing towards our planet at remarkable speeds, which in previous incidents have reached up to 1609 kilometers a second. Though the massive X1 solar
Avant-première pour les Membres du ROM- Chats sauvages
Vendredi 14 juin, de 10 h à 17 h 30 et samedi 15 juin 2024, de 10 h à midi En exclusivité pour les Membres du ROM Joignez-vous à nous pour une présentation en avant-première à l'intention des Membres du ROM de l'exposition Chats sauvages vendredi 14 juin, de 10 h à 17 h 30
Avant-première pour les Membres du ROM- Courtepointes, fabriquées au Canada
Exclusivement pour les Membres du ROM Venez vous joindre à nous lors d'une présentation en exclusivité pour les Membres du ROM de l'exposition Courtepointes, fabriquées au Canada vendredi 28 juin 2024, de 10 h à 17 h 30. À l'aide de ses collections permanentes, le ROM propose
Avant-première pour les Membres – La Terre: Une expérience immersive
En exclusivité pour les Membres du ROM ! Profitez d'une projection en avant-première de La Terre: Une expérience immersive, le vendredi 31 mai 2024 de 10 h à 17 h 30 et le samedi 1er juin 2024 de 10 h à 12 h. D'une vue arctique balayée par le vent à une forêt tropicale
Avis sur le droit d’auteur
Les documents figurant dans ce site web ont été produits ou compilés par le Musée royal de l’Ontario (ROM) dans le but de fournir au public des renseignements sur les programmes et les services du ROM et de favoriser la réalisation de son mandat consistant à communiquer au public
Awesome Year for Painted Ladies
“They’re everywhere!” You may have seen one, two or many of these lovely butterflies in the past week. Maybe in your backyard or in a flower garden or in a park. Butterfly enthusiasts have reported thousands (!!) of Painted Ladies (Vanessa cardui) from Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, and
Baby bison are found, four Canadian girls win experience of a lifetime
Kids loved the mystery of the lost baby bison. They searched the 285 hectares of the Toronto Zoo. They inspected the great halls, galleries and dark corners of the Royal Ontario Museum. They probed the online world of Bison Collaborative websites. They left no stone unturned. They were dedicated,
Back in the lab – trying to make heads or tails of it all.
After three days of successful fieldwork on the chilly Grand Rapids Uplands, we return – toting a fresh batch of fossils – to The Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. This is the home turf of my colleague, Graham Young, and almost a second home for me. Graham’s lab in the Museum’s Geology and
Barbara Turnbull
Barbara Turnbull attended Arizona State University, graduating in 1990 with a B.A. in Journalism, magna cum laude and as Valedictorian. Barbara then joined the staff of The Toronto Star as general assignment reporter. Today she writes for the Life section. In 1997 Barbara’s autobiography
Barbara Turnbull
Barbara Turnbull a obtenu, en 1990, un baccalauréat en journalisme avec grande distinction à l’Université d’État de l’Arizona. C’est aussi elle qui y a prononcé le discours d'adieu. Après ses études, elle est devenue journaliste généraliste au Toronto Star. Elle écrit
Barrick Gold Family Day at the ROM
The ROM was pleased to host Barrick Gold Corporation employees and their families on Sunday, February 23, 2014. This special day celebrated the recent opening of the new Barrick Gold Corporation Gallery, an interactive space in the ROM’s Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth’s Treasures. A new
Bat Cave
Technician Liliane Lortie on the appeal of bats and experiencing the Bat Cave.
Bat Cave: Underground
Video Producer, Elaisha Stokes, visits St. Clair Cave in Jamaica. A ROM team from visited the cave in winter 2010 to gather footage of the bats that inhabit the underground structure. This amazing cave is the inspiration for the ROM's own Bat Cave found on Level 2 of the Museum.
Battling over Healthcare
Submitted by Conrad Biernacki, ROM Programs Manager This past Wednesday evening, there was a battle in the main gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum. On one side of the stage was Michael Bliss who argued for the debate resolution that Tommy Douglas put Canada’s healthcare on the wrong path, and
Beadwork
Technician Liliane Lortie on the personal appeal of the beadwork displayed in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture.
Beautiful Bugs! A New Acquisition
The ROM Library has recently acquired an edition of E. A. Séguy’s Insects, published in the 1920s. The book contains highly coloured and detailed full-page illustrations of insects, executed in the expensive pochoir printing technique favoured at this time. The scientific study of insects
Behind the Blitz: Become the Biodiversity
Blog by Stacey Lee Kerr, Biodiversity Storyteller / Creative Producer for the ROM's Centre for Biodiversity At this year's Ontario BioBlitz, things are set to get a little wild... we've invited everyone to dress up as an Ontario species for our NatureFest Costume Contest. But what
Behind the Blitz: Eye to Eye with a Bat
Blog by Environmental Visual Communication alumnus / Ontario BioBlitz Communications Assistant Fatima Ali Some adventurous people dream of being out in the field with scientists, documenting wildlife in the middle of the forest and discovering species. Sounds pretty exciting doesn’t it? Well the
Behind the Blitz: The Heart of the Data
Guest blog by Angela Telfer, the Data Management Lead for Bio-Inventory and Collections Unit of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), and Database Coordinator for the Ontario BioBlitz program During the BioBlitz, you will find me camped out at the Species Depot. I won’t go out into the
Behind the Blitz: Three Young Scientists
Blog by Nadine Leone, ROM Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery Assistant Coordinator Do you like insects or aquatic species? If you answered yes, then you have something in common with Danielle de Carle, Viviana Astudillo and Roegan Vetro, who are three young ROM scientists participating in the Ontario
Behind the Camera: ROM Images creation
Thanks to the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival the month of May is all about photography and the ROM’s very own Senior Photographer Brian Boyle is taking this to heart! Brian will be on hand at Friday Night Live, May 10 demonstrating camera equipment and sharing his expertise with visitors
Behind the Scenes at the #ROMGameJam
What would happen if you rounded up some of the best creative talent in game development, set them free in the ROM for a weekend, and asked them to create digital games that would bring the past to life? The Royal Ontario Museum, University of Toronto, and Gamercamp teamed up to find out. Over 21
Behind the scenes in New World Archaeology with April Hawkins
Yesterday, New World Archaeology collections technician April Hawkins was cleaning on top of one of the collections cabinets in the storage room when she found something out of place. Here's a video with April explaining her find: So with the help of social media April was able to solve the
Behind the Scenes: What the ROM is Doing this Afternoon
By Deirdre Leowinata (B.Sc. Biology and EVC student) When you think of someone who works in a museum, the first (and possibly the only) thing that comes to mind is a curator. Maybe a security guard, maybe a tour guide, but usually it’s not much more than that. Little you may know, museums are