Sophia Chowdhury (far right) with her sister Meena (second in from left) and the next generation: Aneesa (far left), Zakary (centre), and baby Anarah. In the ROM’s curatorial area with the dagger

The ROM recently acquired a painting by Japanese-Canadian artist Norman Kiyomitsu Takeuchi. Interior Revisited (2012–2017) was part of the ROM-original exhibition Being Japanese Canadian: reflections

TORONTO, September 11, 2019 — Two palaeontologists working on the world-renowned Burgess Shale have revealed a new species, called Mollisonia plenovenatrix, which is now considered to be the oldest

This beautiful bowl, ROM Accession number 960.219.2, was made in Syria between about AD 1075-1125, and if you read this story, you will find out why I would really like to meet the person that made it

Artist and fashion designer Sudheer Rajbhar of Mumbai is pushing the boundaries of his medium and materials by subverting caste stereotypes in India while developing luxury goods that eschew leather

After a series of stops and starts during the pandemic, Paul Eekhoff is now finally settling into his role as a photographer for the Museum. While most artists insert themselves into their work, he

Sandra Brewster’s art was part of the photographs on display in the recent ROM exhibition Breaking the Frame. Here, she chats with ROM curator Dr. Silvia Forni on how her art evokes memory, history

As a biographer, Marian Fowler wrote volumes about people whose impact lasted well beyond their lifetimes. Now, through an estate gift to the ROM, she has established her own powerful legacy that will

Bats have had a bad rap lately. Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, a viral video claimed the outbreak began by people eating bat soup. Turns out, that’s just not true. In fact, the video pre-dated

On November 14, 2018, the ROM proudly announced that Toronto philanthropists Jeff Willner and Stacey Madge generously committed $5 million for the future Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life. This

How the Cheonggyecheon serves the culture and spirit of the community it runs through.

In lieu of a baby, Leslie McCue cradled a plush toy shark. This was in 2018, back when Leslie, a member of the Mississaugas of Curve Lake First Nation, was working as an Indigenous Museum Educator

The global fashion industry is worth more than $1.5 trillion dollars—about as much as the annual gross domestic product of Australia. Any industry that big has a substantial impact on planetary

Rethinking the spread of early civilization in the Andes. Sometime in the mid-ninth century AD, a llama caravan descended a narrow trail into the Sihuas Valley of southern Peru. Some of the people

A celebration of an artist’s triumph over perceptions of disability Opening August 20, 2011, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Who's Drawing the Lines: The Journey of Judith Snow. This intimate