In 79 CE Mount Vesuvius erupted violently. Pliny the Younger, in his eye-witness account of the event, describes earthquakes, towering plumes of hot ash, and skies filled with fire. The heat, ash and

Douglas Coupland’s latest exhibition opens in Toronto at the ROM and MOCCA Douglas Coupland: everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything presented by TD Exhibition is first major survey of work

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ROM visitors have the opportunity to learn about the historic Franklin expedition ROM for the Holidays programming includes activities highlighting the incredible tale Display features 3D printed

The ROM Library has recently acquired an edition of E. A. Séguy’s Insects, published in the 1920s. The book contains highly coloured and detailed full-page illustrations of insects, executed in the

HISTORY ® DIGS INTO CANADA’S PREHISTORIC PAST WITH NEW ORIGINAL SERIES DINO HUNT CANADA Four-part miniseries airs Fridays on HISTORY Canada, beginning January 30 ROM uncovers a brand new dinosaur

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is celebrating its 50th year, and the exhibition showing this year's outstanding images of the natural world opened at the ROM last week. Wildlife

Since 2004 I had walked the Qalamoun mountains around the monastery of Deir Mar Musa looking for archaeological features to record. In all that time I found one lithic, a stone tool from humanity’s

(Toronto, Ontario - November 26, 2014) -- Janet Carding, CEO and Director of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), has decided to leave the ROM on March 31, 2015 after successfully leading the Museum

ROM Goes Wild this Holiday! Full calendar of events and activities from December 26 to January 4 Visit stunning new Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) goes

In the years between the World Wars a new design style emerged which embraced the imagery of industrialization. This style, known as Art Deco, responded to the social and technological developments

During the recent Hero-themed Friday Night Live at the ROM, I brought out examples of popular prints from the collection that explored different hero tropes in South Asian culture. Here are some of

World-Renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition Opens at the ROM Features 100 awe-inspiring images of wildlife and our natural world Exhibition on display until March 22, 2015 (Toronto

October saw another Fashion Week in Toronto come and go - one of many events that mark the seasons of the fashion calendar. Our interest in fashion is not new: clothing is a way to demonstrate

Centennial Ball Celebrates Museum ’s 100 th Anniversary Philanthropic community raises over $700,000 net in support of the ROM November 10, 2014, Toronto, ON—The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) welcomed