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Illustration of Metaspriggina
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A Fish With a Big Bang

Fossils provide a direct record of the great ancestry and amazing evolutionary transformations of life on Earth. Such transformations occurred across unfathomable timescales of millions to hundreds of

Striding Lion -  terracotta relief Babylon, Southern Citadel.  605 - 562 BCE From the throne room facade of the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar II 937.14.1    © ROM 2013
Exhibition

Mesopotamia

The world we live in was born in Mesopotamia more than 3,000 years ago. Home to the world’s first great cities, the land “between the rivers” is the birthplace of writing, of codified laws, of urban
Exterior of ROM
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2024 Year in Review

From new exhibitions to the launch of OpenROM, the Year in Review highlights some of the most exciting things that happened at the Museum over 2024.

Photo of a bengal cat, a leopard, and a lion
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In the Company of Cats

Stalking prey, rolling in meadows or simply watching the world, tail a-swish: since pre-history, humans have been fascinated by cats of all sizes. These charismatic creatures have purred and roared

Artistic reconstruction of Habelia optata. Credit: Courtesy of Joanna Liang, © Royal Ontario Museum
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Habelia, a fossil predator with a “multi-tool” head

By Cédric Aria Post-doctoral researcher The rare animal Habelia optata, which had originally been described in 1912, had remained one of the most problematic fossils from the middle Cambrian Burgess

Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating World, 1690 – 1850

The world’s unsurpassed collection of Japanese ukiyo-e paintings inaugurates the ROM’s new Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall on June 2, 2007 The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is proud to inaugurate the

Ceramics recovered in an intact tomb at Collota.
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Long Distance Interaction in the Ancient Andes

The impact of the Wari (AD 600 - 1000) and Inca (AD 1430 - 1532) states in the Cotahuasi, Majes, and Siguas Valleys of southern Peru.

A mummy lying on a red surface
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Activity: Make a Mummy Case

Make a miniature version of a cartonnage mummy case to discover one of the ways in which the Ancient Egyptians prepared for the journey to the afterlife.
Children playing in a large tree
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Trees for Life in Lakefield

Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Fenella Hood When Rebecca Rose left her home in Leslieville and moved her three young children to the quaint village of Lakefield, she

Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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TVO-commissioned series Museum Diaries takes viewers behind the scenes to unmask the mysteries of the ROM

TVO-commissioned series Museum Diaries takes viewers behind the scenes to unmask the mysteries of the Royal Ontario Museum Series Premieres February 25 at 7:30 pm Toronto, ON, January 29, 2014 – TVO’s

A hammerhead shark preys on rays
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Project: Big Shark, Big Loss, Big Impact: Sharks Change Prey Behaviour

Play this predator-prey simulation game with your students to discover how important sharks are in affecting the behaviour of other animals in their ecosystems.
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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The Bat Cave is Back!

The fully-renovated perennial family favourite is more interactive, educational and spookier than ever! (Toronto, Ontario – January 25, 2010) The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the

Dinosaur skeleton
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Work with us. Founded in 1914, ROM is a place of learning and discovery—a truly inspiring place to work every day. Our employees are proud to work at Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum

a shark overhead in the Schad gallery
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Project: Big Shark, Big Loss, Big Impact: Sharks are Apex Predators

Play two predator-prey simulations with your students to learn why apex predators like sharks are necessary for functioning, healthy ecosystems.
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The Dawn of the Anthropocene

The day of the last coring of Crawford Lake was bitterly cold. A small crowd stood on the ice, which was almost half a metre thick. They braced against the chill as Monica Garvie, an Anishinaabe PhD

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