The day of the last coring of Crawford Lake was bitterly cold. A small crowd stood on the ice, which was almost half a metre thick. They braced against the chill as Monica Garvie, an Anishinaabe PhD

505-million-year-old swimming jellyfish from the Burgess Shale highlights diversity in Cambrian ecosystem. TORONTO, August 2, 2023 – Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces the oldest swimming jellyfish

“Chintz… the exotic fabric from India that caught Europe’s fancy… So popular it was banned in England and France… Revolutionized Europe’s textile printing industry.” Thus exclaimed the brochure that

By Richard Zane Smith, Catherine Tammaro, and Craig Cipolla This summer Wyandot artists Richard Zane Smith and Catherine Tammaro visited the Royal Ontario Museum’s New World Archaeology collections

Book Launch with the Author Hugh Brewster, Dec. 15th & 16th The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) invites you to join Toronto author Hugh Brewster on December 15 and 16, 2007, as he presents his recently

As the novel coronavirus swept across the globe last year, facemasks offered the first line of defense. With supplies for disposable PPE running low, corporations and individuals both turned to

Hollywood Icon to Discuss Celebrity Life at the ROM on October 7, 2009 The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will bask in the glamour of Hollywood on Wednesday, October 7, in an evening with two-time Academy

Hundreds of ROM supporters play annual guessing game to raise funds Fact? or Fiction?, the highly successful annual fundraising game organized by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Governors, returns this

Mixed-media artist Mimi Shulman’s historical and romantic one-of-a-kind jewellery with bows, hearts, love knots, birds, and cupids cast in silver or gold is designed for modern women. They are

Song of Songs: Music from Three Ancient Traditions is performed at the ROM on October 8 In conjunction with the Royal Ontario Museum’s Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World, the

Collector's ring with a large convex amethyst gem engraved with an image of Nike. Height: 2.2 cm Accession number: 925.83.6 Several months ago a colleague of mine and a curator from the European

Rooftop garden celebrates the life of Liza Samuel, a great friend of the ROM The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce that work is underway on the Elizabeth Samuel Garden, a 9,500 square

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

Doors open with free admission after outdoor concert Today, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) unveils the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the centrepiece of the Museum’s $270 million Renaissance ROM expansion

Free symposium presents the latest ROM curatorial research on Friday, February 9, 2007 The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) invites everyone to a stimulating one-day event with its curators and researchers