Burgess Shale fossil discovery provides new understanding into the origin of hemichordates TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 27, 2020 – New research undertaken by scientists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

A marine worm with a strange crown of tentacles, published in the journal Current Biology, is the latest new species to be named from the famous, 506-million-year-old Burgess Shale. Located in the

TORONTO, August 25, 2020 – A beloved bear makes his highly anticipated “return” to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on September 1, 2020. Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic invites visitors of all

TORONTO, August 17, 2020 – This September, t he Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) welcomes six special guests of the ancient world to share their incredible stories. Opening on September 19, 2020, Egyptian

Like so many others who grew up in Toronto, Emma Jenkin holds a special place in her heart for the ROM. From weekend visits with her parents to school field trips to summer camps, the Museum was a big

TORONTO, August 6, 2020 – Josh Basseches, Director & CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), announced today the appointment of Lori Davison as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. In this role

TORONTO, August 4, 2020 — A collaboration led by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and McMaster University has led to the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive malignant bone cancer — an osteosarcoma

TORONTO, August 6, 2020 —The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) opens its doors wide as a thank you to all frontline workers who have supported the health, well-being and needs of the community throughout the

TORONTO, August 6, 2020 – Josh Basseches, Director & CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), announced today the appointment of Nadim Kara as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In this role, Kara

A malformed lower leg of a Centrosaur, initially thought to be a healing fracture, has been diagnosed by researchers from the ROM and McMaster University as osteaosarcoma (an aggressive bone cancer)

TORONTO, August 4, 2020 – For the first time in 50 years, t he Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)'s world-renowned collection of Indian chintz will be presented to the public in a n ew original exhibition

Tales of art conservation from Senior Paintings Conservator Heidi Sobol. All conservation treatments have a degree of technical difficulty, but the most difficult ones tend to be projects that have a

Family-friendly, immersive exhibition opens September 1 TORONTO, July 16, 2020 – A beloved bear is set to make his highly anticipated “return” to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on September 1, 2020

Terracotta statuette offers a glimpse into the history of men’s fashion. A Hellenistic terracotta statuette of a standing youth from about 300 BCE, on display in the ROM’s A.G. Leventis Gallery of

A look at one of our secret collection rooms.The ROM has nearly 7 million specimens and objects in its collection. Recently, a new storage location was acquired to safely store some of the Museum's