Canadian premiere of Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano opens June 13, 2015 Exhibit features 200 remarkable objects, many of which appear for first time in Toronto Casts of the victims of this

The study of celestial bodies is one of the oldest sciences. Meticulous observations of the night sky were made by many early civilizations who used the information for various purposes, including

On Saturday May 23, 2015, during ROM Big Weekend: Global Family and in conjunction with the exhibition “Generations,” artist-photographer Annu Matthew set up studio in the ROM galleries to take

ROM partners with the Ontario Biodiversity Council to release landmark biodiversity report Encouraging progress but more must be done to conserve Ontario’s lands, waters and wildlife (Niagara Falls

Generations: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew Explores the Family Photograph Primary Exhibition for the 2015 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival Six bodies of evocative work featured in Matthew’s first

Toronto’s best social event is back: ROM Friday Night Live returns with hot Spring lineup #FNLROM returns on May 1 for its 7 th season (Toronto, Ontario – April 21, 2015) –The ROM’s Friday Night Live

“Of Angling , and the Art thereof I sing, What kinde of Tooles it doth behoue to haue; And with what pleasing bayt a man may bring The Fish to bite within the watry waue.” Fishing has long been

ROM’s first exhibition of this significant collection vibrantly highlights Mexico’s colourful history and culture Its May 9 th opening comes as Toronto prepares to welcome the world to the Pan Am

Last chance to see Douglas Coupland’s latest exhibition at the ROM Douglas Coupland: everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything, presented by TD closes April 26, 2015 Exhibition is first major

The horrors of the Mount Vesuvius eruption were buried under volcanic ash. Thankfully one scholarly young man wrote the story of his own survival. By: Douglas Thomson On the day Vesuvius erupted in AD

Hermatite By: Ian Nicklin Hematite is a common ore of iron that was extensively mined in northern England in the 19th century. The miners referrred to globular aggregates of hematite, such as this, as

We sat down with CBC's Matt Galloway to find out exactly what keeps bringing him back to the ROM By: Douglas Thomson Q: Do you visit the museum often? A: Yes, I have a couple of young kids. We come on

Blue Whale Update Last spring, a team from the ROM, including deputy director, Mark Engstrom, and assistant curator, Burton Lim, helped salvage one of two blue whales that had died in the Gulf of St

Re: Crystal Myths: Behind the ROM's philanthropic façade, The Globe and Mail, March 28, 2015 We’re extraordinarily grateful to the generous donors who supported the Renaissance ROM project, which

The cookbooks of the past provide information about diet and habits, as well as telling us which foods were expensive treats, and which were commonly available. Many of the foods that appear regularly