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A surprise photograph from India

Mystery portrait in the ROM's collection, later revealed to be Sunder Shyam Chadha in the film “Chhottii Babhi,” 1951 Painted photograph sent by the Friendship Force of Nashik, Dilip Kumar in the film "Ram Aur Shyam," 1967 In 2011, I curated the exhibit Embellished Reality:

Gem of the Month: Canadian Diamonds

Posting by Brendt Hyde, Mineralogy Technician The discovery of diamonds in the 1990’s marked a beginning for Canada’s first diamond mine, the Ekati Diamond Mine, located in the Northwest Territories.  It also marked the beginning of the, still relatively young, diamond mining industry in

Words in Images

By Ka Bo Tsang, Assistant Curator – Chinese Paintings & Textiles Most people think of Chinese painting as artwork created by artists using special brushes in combination with ink and colour pigments to give shape to ideas on paper or silk through the adroit manipulation of lines, dots, and

Meet the Ultimate Dino Team: Georgia Guenther

It’s one of the most interesting jobs at the ROM – the museum artist. Working in a studio soaked in natural light, Georgia Guenther creates replicas of objects in the collection and other artistic displays you may see inside the galleries. She works closely with curators to ensure her creations

I found the Baby Bison and now I’m on my way to Grasslands National Park

By Alexander Muth, winner of the Find the Baby Bison Contest Alexander with brothers Isaac and Leonard. The boys won't see this bird in Grasslands National Park but they did get to see lots of amazing things in their behind-the-scenes tour of the ROM. My name is Alexander Muth.  I just turned

ROM Research: Weighing Giants

by Nicolás Campione, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto Ever wonder how dinosaurs are weighed? Determining the mass of an animal that has been dead for more than 65 million years can be difficult, but knowing the weight of an animal can provide useful information about how it lived. This is

Media Preview of Carnival: From Emancipation to Celebration

L-R: Dan Rahimi, Vice President Gallery Development, ROM, Silvia Forni, Anthropology Curator, ROM, Denise Herrera Jackson, CEO, Carnival Festival Management Committee, Jane Nokes, Director, Corporate Archives and Fine Arts, Scotiabank Group A Media Preview was held today at the ROM for the

ROM Walk: Queen’s Park Circle

By Bruce Salvatore, ROM Walks, Department of Museum Volunteers Queen’s Park, located in central Toronto, was opened in 1860 and dedicated by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to his mother, Queen Victoria. Brimming with history, this ROM walk uncovers the controversy that surrounded

St. James’ Cemetery ROMwalks

St. James’ Cemetery, opened at the corner of Parliament and Bloor Streets in 1844, is the eternal resting place of many of the prominent families of York and Toronto.  Monuments and mausoleums are engraved with the names Jarvis, Ridout, Gooderham, Cawthra, Baldwin and Osler among others. Stories

Life in Toronto – Rouge Bioblitz 2012

submitted by the ROM Bioblitz Team The term BioBlitz has been floating around since the late 1990’s. It was popularized by the US National Park Service and in 1998 by famous Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson.  A BioBlitz is a survey of all life within a given area during an intense 24hr period.