As a PhD student in Berlin, I studied two shallow lakes in the heart of Brandenburg forests. Although these lakes were similar in many ways, one of them had “flipped” at some point in the previous

Marriage in Athens 2400 years ago varied significantly from today’s ceremonies. The father chose his daughter’s husband, whom she met for the first time on her wedding night. The event was celebrated

One of my favourite objects in the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection is the crokinole board. The board at the ROM dates from 1890-1910 and was made by the Schultz Brothers in Brantford, Ontario. It

by Aliya Mazari, M.A. student, Photography Preservation and Collections Management, Ryerson University Many family photos in museum collections have been separated from their family histories, thus

Free evening of rousing discussion and debate featuring three innovative thinkers takes place May 19 In celebration of the opening of the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity, the ROM’s new permanent gallery

A new analysis of one of the most bizarre-looking fossils ever discovered has definitively sorted its head from its tail, and turned up a previously unknown ring of teeth, which could help answer some

The biology of mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit. Mosquitoes are a type of flying insect that people love to hate. They are annoying pests, buzzing in our ears as we try to fall asleep on warm

An intimate interview with Saul Rubinek, the acclaimed playwright and actor who has appeared in major series, including Curb Your Enthusiasm; Person of Interest; The Good Wife; Star Trek: The Next

Hamilton-based visual artist and curator Bryce Kanbara was recently named one of eight recipients of the 2021 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. Handed out by the Canada Council for

ROM is a place of legacies. Deep learnings of our planet’s history as told by Earth’s earliest fossils. The opulence and pomp of pharaohs and monarchs cementing their status across the ages. Artists

On November 6 the Society for the Studies of Egyptian Antiquities’ 36th Annual Symposium explores Amenhotep III (Toronto, Ontario – October 18, 2010) Before Tutankhamen, Egypt's 18th dynasty was ruled

Our current exhibition The Cloth That Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed Cottons explores and celebrates handcrafted textiles made of cotton and natural dyes, known as “chintz.” Any

The monastery of Deir Mar Musa in its heyday included hermitages spread around the landscape, but as today, the focus of the complex would have been the buildings, especially the chapel, home to the

TORONTO, March 13, 2020, 4:00 p.m. — The Royal Ontario Museum announced today that it will temporarily close its doors to the public starting Saturday, March 14, 2020. Josh Basseches, Director & CEO