More than one million spiders produced the large handwoven cloth. Lemurs and chameleons are most associated with Madagascar, a large island nation lying off the east coast of Africa. But in recent

Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Kendra Marjerrison Looking out the eight-foot-high windows of the Tundra Buggy traversing Wapusk National Park, Don Gutoski waited for

In the years between the World Wars a new design style emerged which embraced the imagery of industrialization. This style, known as Art Deco, responded to the social and technological developments

Ever wondered what goes in to the display you see in a museum gallery? I’m exploring some behind-the-scenes issues that shape what you see. This is the first of a series of posts that tie into a new

For centuries, whalebone was used for shaping Western fashion. Whalebone, the keratin ribs in the upper jaws of the whale, was prepared by boiling for 12 hours until it was soft enough to cut into

World's largest twinned serandite crystal. This is the first entry in a new series the Earth Sciences section will be running, Mineral of the Month. These blogs will feature remarkable (and perhaps

Guest blog post by Environmental Visual Communication Student Lisa Milavic With the revival of the Jurassic Park franchise this summer, the popular question gets raised again: can we clone dinosaurs

Written by Aruna Panday, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at York University, Friends of South Asia co-Chair, and Summer 2014 ROM curatorial intern. Chakram or battle-quoit, made of

What comes to mind when you hear or read the word “jaws”? For many, it will be the eponymous 1975 Hollywood blockbuster, starring a memorable mechanical menace in the form of a ravenous Great White

By Kevin Seymour Photos by I-Cheng Chen and Jasmine Lin Dr. A.P. Coleman, who later became the director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Geology, first drew attention to this site in 1894. More

Posting by Brendt Hyde, Mineralogy Technician The discovery of diamonds in the 1990’s marked a beginning for Canada’s first diamond mine, the Ekati Diamond Mine, located in the Northwest Territories

Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Viridiana Jimenez For millions of years, the underwater world was a stage for the sounds of marine creatures, big and small

Archaeological evidence shows that in the early eleventh century CE, the Vikings arrived in Newfoundland and established a small encampment, known today as the UNESCO World Heritage Site L’Anse aux

This is a glass steam engine, made by a glass blower and flame worker named Elmer Hookway, who was born in Toronto in 1889. It is fully functional, and was built by Hookway with engineering assistance