In 1935, Franz Nagy and Prof. Kal Diebitsch set up a porcelain factory in the town of Allach, not far from Munich. In 1936, the factory was taken over by Heinrich Himmler and the SS. In 1940, it was

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), organizer of the Canadian tour of The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Warriors exhibition, announced today that the out-of-country loan of Terracotta artifacts

TORONTO, ON (Canada), January 31, 2017 – A new species of lobopodian, a worm-like animal with soft legs from the Cambrian period (541 to 485 million years ago), has been described for the first time

Guest Blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Lian Jong Lizards and snakes and frogs oh my! These groups are a part of a broader scale of animals called amphibians and reptiles

ROM Earth Scientists receive dozens of requests each year to identify possible meteorites. This is especially the case when there is a spectacular fireball similar to the one which recently streaked

The first field-walks took place in 2004, but recorded survey of the area began in 2005 with a rapid series of transects across the catchment of the valley. Some of the caves were clearly situated in

The natural world is full of sound and the diversity of sound is rich across species. Among vertebrate organisms, sound is an important conduit for communication. It can signal danger, court a partner

The vampire bat gets its name from shared traits with one of folklore’s most feared monsters. Vampire bats don’t eat solid food, nor do they drink water. They live solely on blood—a feat that has

In the 1700s, plants, flowers, and floral motifs were powerful symbols of social standing in European societies. The prestige associated with florals was a product of European imperialist ambitions

The Islamic religious holiday, Eid al-Adha, meaning the “Festival of Sacrifice,” will be celebrated this week from 20 to 22 July by Muslims around the world, including over one million Canadians. Eid

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering

Bernard Landry versus Jack Granatstein The impact of one of Canada’s most significant battles will be debated at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) as part of its Director’s Signature Series. The debate

New 508-million-year-old bristle worm species from British Columbia’s Burgess Shale wiggles into evolutionary history TORONTO, January 22, 2018— Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and the

Blog by Silvia Forni, Curator of African Arts and Culture The Fante are one of the many culturally and linguistically related groups known collectively as the Akan. They mostly live in the Central