What’s iridescent, shiny, and worth spending millions of dollars? In this case, it's not gems or rosy-red rubies, but the Grass Carp instead. While they may be shiny (and can grow to be around 2

Blog by Nadine Leone, ROM Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery Assistant Coordinator Do you like insects or aquatic species? If you answered yes, then you have something in common with Danielle de Carle

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

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

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Recognizes Innovative Steel Design The Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) new Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, designed by internationally renowned architect Daniel

In the spring of 2020, as most Canadians holed up at home, hoarding toilet paper and binging bad news, Martin Gregus got a call from a Manitoba tour company. Covid was crushing their business. Was he

In 79 CE Mount Vesuvius erupted violently. Pliny the Younger, in his eye-witness account of the event, describes earthquakes, towering plumes of hot ash, and skies filled with fire. The heat, ash and

Gil Wizen, an entomologist and photographer, and ROM postdoctoral fellow Mateus Pepinelli were part of the Spider Lab at the Museum during the run of the Spiders: Fear and Fascination exhibition. Here

Hallucigenia sparsa is no ordinary animal. This poster child of the Burgess Shale biota is the ultimate weirdo, and the ROM holds the world’s largest collection of specimens. New research published

Every spring birds travel north to their breeding areas. In celebration of Earth Day 2020 the ROM is sharing what you can do to help birds as they migrate to their breeding areas in Ontario and

Why are vampire bats the only mammals that are obligate blood feeders? Vampire bats have many unique adaptations that make them the only mammals that are obligate blood feeders. A key factor is the

One of my favorite things to think about when studying craft objects is the way in which they can teach us about the place where they were made, in both sociocultural and environmental aspects. Most

The story of Ontario’s salmon began at the end of the last ice age in Lake Ontario and its surrounding tributaries. As glaciers receded and their meltwaters formed modern-day lakes and rivers, wild

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 Canadian Decorative Arts section of the Royal Ontario Museum has a reasonable doll collection, featuring both folk and commercially made dolls. Primarily the dolls represent the backgrounds of