Hermatite By: Ian Nicklin Hematite is a common ore of iron that was extensively mined in northern England in the 19th century. The miners referrred to globular aggregates of hematite, such as this, as

We sat down with CBC's Matt Galloway to find out exactly what keeps bringing him back to the ROM By: Douglas Thomson Q: Do you visit the museum often? A: Yes, I have a couple of young kids. We come on

Blue Whale Update Last spring, a team from the ROM, including deputy director, Mark Engstrom, and assistant curator, Burton Lim, helped salvage one of two blue whales that had died in the Gulf of St

Re: Crystal Myths: Behind the ROM's philanthropic façade, The Globe and Mail, March 28, 2015 We’re extraordinarily grateful to the generous donors who supported the Renaissance ROM project, which

The cookbooks of the past provide information about diet and habits, as well as telling us which foods were expensive treats, and which were commonly available. Many of the foods that appear regularly

By Nicole Marcogliese Every day for the past couple months I’ve been weaving my way through the first floor galleries searching for an ordinary door, down an ordinary hallway, in order to go somewhere

First new species from Marble Canyon site within Burgess Shale (Toronto, Onta rio – March 27, 2015) — What do butterflies, spiders and lobsters have in common? They are all surviving relatives of a

This beautiful bowl, ROM Accession number 960.219.2, was made in Syria between about AD 1075-1125, and if you read this story, you will find out why I would really like to meet the person that made it

The Globe and Mail published a story today on Renaissance ROM, an expansion project that was supported by a philanthropic campaign which ran from 2002 to 2010. The campaign supported the addition of

The colourful pennants and shields carried by bold knights and courageous squires are known to us today from illustrated books and films telling stories of Robin Hood, or King Arthur and the Knights

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the deliberate destruction of archaeological sites and museum collections, as well as the systematic looting and sale of

Books are remarkably durable. Fragments have survived from ancient times, while others have traversed the centuries in near perfect condition. One such example is the St Cuthbert Gospel from the 7th

Last chance to see this year’s selection of best amateur, professional wildlife photographs Canadian finalists are among the 100 displayed photos The ROM’s engagement closes with extended, discounted

Exhibition opens June 13 at the ROM Some of its 200 remarkable objects appear for the first time outside of Italy Casts of the victims of this natural disaster are among exhibition’s highlights Girl

In honour of International Women's Day, the ROM Library and Archives highlights a number of the many women whose work at the ROM made advances in science, art, and museology. Ella Martin (pictured