An excavation at a site in South Africa has unearthed the 190-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus—revealing significant clues about the evolution of

It can be pretty common in rural parts of Canada to find a pottery studio. Lots of Ontario cottagers have favorite potters that they visit in their cottage community. Many of the Gulf Islands in BC

October saw another Fashion Week in Toronto come and go - one of many events that mark the seasons of the fashion calendar. Our interest in fashion is not new: clothing is a way to demonstrate

Experiential learning is sometimes used as a synonym for educational practices that include active participation by the learner. Museum educators consider this an effective way to teach; it is also a

Researchers from the University of New England and Royal Ontario Museum shed new light on long-debated topic of dinosaur weight Toronto/Armidale, September 1, 2020 – How do you weigh a long-extinct

It’s that time of year where many of us are pretty focused on the holidays. Spending time with family and friends, baking and eating loads of treats, and - let’s be honest - the gifts. Finding them

The cookbooks of the past provide information about diet and habits, as well as telling us which foods were expensive treats, and which were commonly available. Many of the foods that appear regularly

ROM Governors is delighted to share that our President & CEO, Janice Price, has been named one of Canada’s Top 50 Women Over 50 by global media brand The CEO Magazine.

Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Shawn Wu 我们的未来在海洋深处 "Our Future is Deep in the Ocean" Charm, size, beauty... blue whales also help fight climate change This blog

Meet Danielle Dufault—she is the Royal Ontario Museum's paleaontological illustrator. Danielle’s job requires her to reconstruct or depict prehistoric life according to current knowledge and

By Brendt C. Hyde and Ian Nicklin Figure 1: Meteorite showing ‘thumbprint’ features referred to as regmaglypts. As rocks from space come through the Earth’s atmosphere they are travelling at speeds as

The deep, deep history of a “living fossil” is extended back by 100 million years Few modern animals are as deserving of the title “living fossil” as the lowly horseshoe crab. Seemingly unchanged

“Of Angling , and the Art thereof I sing, What kinde of Tooles it doth behoue to haue; And with what pleasing bayt a man may bring The Fish to bite within the watry waue.” Fishing has long been

Women have grown, groomed and decorated their fingernails for over 5000 years – From the women of Ancient Egypt to the nail salon industry that flourished during the 80s and 90s, nail trends have had

My grandmother gave my mother some Blue Mountain Pottery candlesticks one Christmas during my childhood. I was old enough to remember it, so I was probably at least 7 or 8 years old. My mother was