Nowruz, meaning “new day,” is the Persian New Year which celebrates the arrival of spring on March 20th or 21st each year. The holiday has roots in the ancient Zoroastrian or Parsi religion and has

Our current exhibition The Cloth That Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed Cottons explores and celebrates handcrafted textiles made of cotton and natural dyes, known as “chintz.” Any

Major exhibition dives deep into the lives of three whale species, revealing their amazing biology, ecological role, and the dire risks they face TORONTO, ON, March 16, 2021 – This summer, the Royal

In December 2020, as we were finalizing the design and interpretation of the exhibition Elias Sime: Tightrope, I had a virtual meeting with artist Elias Sime and his curator and long-time collaborator

North Atlantic right whales are large baleen whales, measuring 14 to 18 metres in length and weighing 30 to 70 metric tons or more. Being large, slow swimmers who could be pursued by small boats

As the novel coronavirus swept across the globe last year, facemasks offered the first line of defense. With supplies for disposable PPE running low, corporations and individuals both turned to

Contemporary art presents a window into the world in which we live. Artists such as Elias Sime are often careful observers and critics of the society of their time. Sime’s work is the oeuvre of a

Archaeological evidence shows that in the early eleventh century CE, the Vikings arrived in Newfoundland and established a small encampment, known today as the UNESCO World Heritage Site L’Anse aux

For Canadians, photographs in family collections are often linked to stories of movement, whether recent or in the distant past, over short or long distances, international or within Canada

On February 18, 2021, at approximately 3:55pm EST, the Mars Perseverance Rover will touch down on the surface of Mars. When it reaches Mars, Perseverance will have traveled 470.8 million kilometres on

Asked to name just one species of insect that migrates, most people could easily name the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). This charismatic species is known for its phenomenal trek to Mexico in

The Evidence Room showcases full-scale models of a gas column, a gas-tight door, and a gas-tight hatch that are accompanied by plaster casts of blueprints, photos, letters, purchase orders, and

TORONTO/LONDON, ON, February 10, 2021 – Analyzing frozen bat tissues and bat droppings could hold the answer to stopping the next coronavirus pandemic, according to researchers at Western University

The story of Ontario’s salmon began at the end of the last ice age in Lake Ontario and its surrounding tributaries. As glaciers receded and their meltwaters formed modern-day lakes and rivers, wild

Free virtual learning series brings the Museum into the homes and classrooms of K-12 students across Ontario   TORONTO, February 5, 2021 – As part of the Museum’s newly redesigned school programs, the