Out with the old and in with the Old With thanks to Penn Museum, the ROM says goodbye to the stunning “Ram in the Thicket” while looking forward to hosting the spectacular “Lyre” in Mesopotamia

Wildlife Photographer of the Year ____________________________________ ROM Presents North American Premiere of 49 th Annual Competition of World’s Best Wildlife Photographers "ROM Biodiversity is the

Robbing the Cradle of Civilization ___________________________________________________________________________ Symposium addressing the dangers facing the art & archaeology of Mesopotamia is among the

This object (910.175.328) is actually a part of a weapon, but a very important one, acquired before 1910 in Cairo by Charles Currelly and presently in the Eaton Gallery of Rome. It is the cast bronze

Weapons are one of the most politically-incorrect subjects there are, associated with brutality and violence. But they are also important, and have often defined the cultures that made them (perhaps

By Laura Ranieri If you go up to the Museum’s third floor and make your way into the Ancient Egypt displays, you will quickly find yourself amid an impressive collection of objects dating from the Old

(Toronto, Ontario – August 28, 2013) ROM Contemporary Culture and the Cape Farewell Foundation present a visionary art exhibition, Carbon 14: Climate is Culture, curated by David Buckland and Claire

(Toronto, Ontario – August 13, 2013) The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents its newest rotation, an exhibit highlighting the art of Paul Kane, one of Canada’s most influential artists. The exhibit is

Balancing family, career and finances can be a rewarding juggling act. As a mother of two young children, June Perry is used to having her hands full. Like many parents, her daily life is full of joy

Hallucigenia sparsa is no ordinary animal. This poster child of the Burgess Shale biota is the ultimate weirdo, and the ROM holds the world’s largest collection of specimens. New research published

(Toronto, Ontario, August 13, 2013) – Continuing to highlight its strong Canadiana collection, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Brushing It in the Rough: Women, Art & Nineteenth-century Canada

Recently we had a visit from Neal and Bonnie Finn of Edmonton, Alberta. They came to the ROM on a kind of pilgrimage, to see some fossil specimens that were named after Neal’s grandfather back in 1925

If you could wish for anything what would it be? As hard as a decision as this is to make for most of us, for young Damien, age 12, it was a no-brainer. This week the ROM and Make-A-Wish Canada teamed

Here I continue the story of an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female figurine–ROM 931.21.1. For further information see the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research

An old ROM photograph of the ‘Minoan’ ivory figurine on display in front of the watercolour reproduction by Piet de Jong of the Minoan Bull-Leaper fresco from Knossos Photo: © ROM Here I continue the