TORONTO, January 17, 2020 – The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announced today the Order-in-Council appointment of Stephen W. Bowman as Chair of the ROM’s Board of Trustees for a three-year term

New after-hours event series launches on January 24 TORONTO, January 16, 2020 – The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) ushers in 2020 with the debut of ROM After Dark (#ROMAfterDark), the Museum's new monthly

Multimedia artist takes audiences To the Moon in new VR installation For a limited engagement TORONTO, December 20, 2019 – The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will present its 14 th annual Eva Holtby

A closer look at the dubious medical practice from the early 19th century. Bloodletting for medical cures can be traced as far back as 3,000 years ago. In Ancient Greece, it was thought that disease

A woman in a red jumpsuit opens her mouth to speak. Her voice is strained, every word an act of will. “Once upon a time, there was a girl, and the girl had a shadow.” Jordan Peele’s Us (2019) begins

TORONTO, December 12, 2019 – The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will be the exclusive Canadian venue for Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic, an exhibition celebrating the magical world of one of the

An ivory panel, made for the Imperial Court, on display at the ROM. Byzantine art flourished once again, after Iconoclasm ended in 843 CE, the period that banned the use of all figural images in

TORONTO, December 11, 2019 – Josh Basseches, Director & CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announced today the appointment of Susan Fruchter as Deputy Director for Museum Operations & Chief

TORONTO, December 2, 2019 — The Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) feature art exhibitions, It’s Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammett Collection , and Gods in My Home: Chinese New Year

Outstanding collection comes out of the vaults for the second time in nearly 100 years. For only the second time in nearly 100 years, the ROM’s outstanding collection of Casas Grandes ceramics is out

New ROM-original exhibition explores the science and legends around bloodfeeding. Did you know that there are more than 30,000 species of animals that feed on blood? Aside from the usual suspects that

ROM palaeontologists discover Cambroraster, a voracious new Cambrian predator. With its rake-like claws, pineapple-slice-shaped mouth, and enormous head, Cambroraster falcatus is a small but mighty

Proximity to the Soufrière Hills volcano has had a dramatic impact on the bats of Montserrat. The Caribbean may conjure up images of sun, sand, and tropical getaways, but this seeming paradise exists

The vampire bat gets its name from shared traits with one of folklore’s most feared monsters. Vampire bats don’t eat solid food, nor do they drink water. They live solely on blood—a feat that has

Why are vampire bats the only mammals that are obligate blood feeders? Vampire bats have many unique adaptations that make them the only mammals that are obligate blood feeders. A key factor is the