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

(Toronto, Ontario, August 13, 2013) – Continuing to highlight its strong Canadiana collection, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Brushing It in the Rough: Women, Art & Nineteenth-century Canada

Recently we had a visit from Neal and Bonnie Finn of Edmonton, Alberta. They came to the ROM on a kind of pilgrimage, to see some fossil specimens that were named after Neal’s grandfather back in 1925

If you could wish for anything what would it be? As hard as a decision as this is to make for most of us, for young Damien, age 12, it was a no-brainer. This week the ROM and Make-A-Wish Canada teamed

Here I continue the story of an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female figurine–ROM 931.21.1. For further information see the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research

An old ROM photograph of the ‘Minoan’ ivory figurine on display in front of the watercolour reproduction by Piet de Jong of the Minoan Bull-Leaper fresco from Knossos Photo: © ROM Here I continue the

The front pages of The Palace of Minos volume 4.1, published by Sir Arthur Evans in 1935 This is the first of a series of articles that I will be writing as part of the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research

Hallucigenia’s modern relatives live in trees in jungles around the world The 505-million-year-old Burgess Shale in Canada’s Yoho National Park is famed for its bizarre marine animal fossils, most of

ROM research on meteorite by Dr. Kim Tait solves age old Martian puzzle (Toronto, Ontario – July 24, 2013) In a major discovery released in the scientific journal Nature, Royal Ontario Museum curator

NEWLY EXTENDED TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2014 (Toronto, Ontario – June 11, 2013) The premiere North American engagement of Mesopotamia: Inventing our World, presented by RSA Insurance, at the Royal

(Toronto, Ontario – June 5, 2013) The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is proud to announce Dr. Rae Ostman as the inaugural Managing Director of ROM Ancient Cultures. Dr. Ostman has an extensive background

Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend is over, and I thought I would show you the results of my attempt to create a recreation, re-enactment, or impression of a soldier from Dura-Europos (so this is not

An important part of everyday life in the past, but one with very little impact on the archaeological record, is clothing. Hence clothing is obviously an important part of my attempt to recreate the

(Toronto, Ontario – June 12, 2013) The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is the sole Canadian venue to host Mesopotamia: Inventing Our World during its international tour. This impressive exhibition

(Toronto, Ontario – June 4, 2013) - The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the North American premiere of VIKTOR&ROLF DOLLS, as part of the Luminato Festival 2013. The catwalk