Making a Difference: An Evening with Dr. Jane Goodall Tuesday, September 25, 2012 The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGI) present a rare opportunity to spend the

Great Collections Make Great Museums – An ongoing blog describing recent acquisitions added to the Greek, Etruscan, Roman or Byzantine Collections. Gold pendant with silver seal dated to about AD 350

While to the casual observer, this is an example of fine made jewellery that sits in the Gem and Gold Gallery, Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth Treasures with other fine made jewellery pieces. As is

Rubies, emeralds and diamonds are words you immediately associate with gemstones, but mention spinel and people give you a questioning look. Gem spinels have been mined and used in jewellery for

Museum to become an essential destination for people wanting to make sense of the changing natural and cultural worlds The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is implementing a new strategic plan that will

Launch of ROM Ultimate Dinosaurs App Brings Dinos to Life The ROM’s new exhibition Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants of Gondwana, presented by Raymond James Ltd., uses innovative technology known as

Caribbean Grandeur Comes Alive at the ROM from July 28, 2012 to February 24, 2013 “The ROM is pleased to share the works of such an accomplished and renowned costume designer as Brian Mac Farlane and

Submitted by: Susan Stock and Franziska Schlicht, ROM Conservation 948.34.41, Seated Isis, was brought to conservation in 1994 for examination and cleaning. It was clear that the head had been over

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to welcome Elaine Roper and Keith Spence to the Museum’s Board of Trustees. Elaine Roper is the Senior Vice-President of Human Resources for the Toronto 2015

On Friday June 8, 2012, the ROM unveiled new doors on the main Bloor Street West entrance to the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. The former pull doors were replaced with automatic sliding doors to improve

This coming weekend at the ROM (June 9-10) we will have Ancient Rome and Greece Weekend! There will be re-enactors demonstrating and displaying arms and armour, ROM experts and objects, an archery

By Brendt C. Hyde and Ian Nicklin Figure 1: Meteorite showing ‘thumbprint’ features referred to as regmaglypts. As rocks from space come through the Earth’s atmosphere they are travelling at speeds as

Photography exhibition exploring “life, its transience, its fragility, and its persistence” closes at the ROM on July 2 ELEGY: DEBORAH SAMUEL, an exhibition featuring a new series of images from

Accredited courses provide unique learning experiences for secondary students The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), in partnership with Blyth Academy in Toronto, launches a unique summer school experience

On June 8th, the arguments of scholars Stephen Clarkson (Pro) and Jack Granatstein (Con) are moderated by historian Michael Bliss On the eve of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Royal Ontario