The Lunar New Year is a significant annual festival in traditional Chinese society. Marking the first day of a year in the lunar calendar based on the monthly phases of the moon, the holiday is widely

Thought-provoking lectures, panels, debates and symposia about the most critical environmental topics of our time The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Water: The Forum, a provocative series of

How Indian chintz transformed fashion, trade, and technology. Of all the remarkable textile traditions that India has bestowed on the world, its printed and painted cotton textiles, popularly known as

Joseph Wong’s penchant for fashion started at an early age. As a teenager, he was roused by the vibrancy and variety of the Japanese and Italian designs that ruled Toronto in the 1970s and 1980s, a

Ten Commandments fragment displayed in Toronto at the ROM for 80 hours only from Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, October 18 The Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the

Study offers new insights into the powerful anticoagulants contained in the saliva of leeches most often used in medical practice TORONTO, ON – JUNE 18, 2020 – The results of new research published

ICC welcomes Kwame Anthony Appiah on Oct. 12th On Friday, October 12, 2007, the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents the second annual Eva Holtby Lecture

Oldest close parent of spiders, scorpions and horseshoe crabs evolved sophisticated head to hunt and eat small shelly animals TORONTO, December 21, 2017— Paleontologists from the Royal Ontario Museum

(Toronto, Ontario, January 27, 2010) The launch of the 2010-2012 Canadian national tour of The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army was announced this morning at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

A celebrated collector and benefactor of Asian art, Robert Ellsworth will forever advance new acquisitions and knowledge at the ROM through a $10.3-million bequest.

Because when it comes to bringing big fishes from Ecuador to ROM, catching them is only the beginning. Much more work is needed to keep each specimen from rotting under a blazing sun or being snatched

New exhibitions, tours and films announced The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces that the critically acclaimed exhibition El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa, presented by the

The Figure of St. Michael in ROM’s collection was made by the Baroque artist, Luisa Roldán (1652–1706), who is the first documented woman sculptor in Spain. This was an exceptional feat in 17th

Experience the Royal Ontario Museum in a new way with the Spirit House’s multidimensional sound installation The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) invites visitors to experience the Museum in a dynamic new

Portraits of the finest quality from the ROM’s Chinese collection displayed in the Herman Herzog Levy Gallery from May 18 (Toronto, Ontario – April 9, 2013) - The tradition of hosting highly visual