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A crowd of prosperous earthquake survivors are crowded in a overloaded boat resembling a catfish.
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ROM Connects: When disaster strikes, humour heals: Japanese Earthquake Prints

ROM’s newest online exhibition, produced in partnership with The Japan Foundation, Toronto, takes a closer look at an exceptional collected album of earthquake prints – namazue-e (catfish prints) - in
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Genizot: Repositories of Memory, a poignant new installation, opens at ROM

Genizot presents new work from internationally acclaimed author and artist Bernice Eisenstein Presentation is in conjunction with Holocaust Education Week 2014 Installation is on display at ROM from
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Virtual Collaboration: The whole story of ancient Roman amethyst gem

On August 30, 2012 I posted a blog on the rediscovery of a very striking and important ancient Roman amethyst gem engraved with the image of Victory writing on a shield, dating to about 50 BC to AD 25
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM Researchers Publish New Theory on Origin of Flightless Birds

Two Longstanding Conflicting Views May Both Be Accurate New DNA studies by Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) researchers indicate that two opposing views on the origin of ratites, large flightless birds
Kiron Mukherjee.
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ROMKids Show: The One About Mars and the Rover Perseverance

This time on the ROMKids Show we blast off to Mars to learn about the latest Martian rover Perseverance and the search for life on Mars! Dr. Kim Tait joins us to talk about the red planet, how we plan
Kiron Mukherjee.
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ROMKids Show: The One About The Never Ending Dinosaur Story

This time on the ROMKids Show we journey back to the Mesozoic Era! Think you know everything about dinosaurs? Palaeontologist Dr. David Evans joins us to talk about all the things there is *still*
Projection of a planet with a silhouette of a man with his hands in the air looking at a large projection of a planet
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Experience Nature in Brilliant Colour at ROM starting December 14

Marvel at the striking colours of the natural world in this rainbow of an exhibition. TORONTO, September 24, 2024 – Nature in Brilliant Colour, an exhibition revealing the dynamic ways nature
Kiron Mukherjee.
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ROMKids Show: The One About Blue and the Great Whales

This time on the ROMKids Show we explore under the depths and learn about whales! Interpretive planner Courtney Murfin joins us to talk about the largest animal to ever swim our oceans, the Blue Whale
Kiron Mukherjee.
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ROMKids Show: The One Where Canada Goes To The Moon

This time on the ROMKids Show we take a giant leap and learn about the Moon! Educator Julie Tome joins us to talk about the history of the Moon, the upcoming Lunar Gateway, how Canada is going on a
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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ROM Wins Award for Design of Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition

Exhibition the only Canadian finalist in the international competition This month, the Society of Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) awarded the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) a 2010 Jury Award for the
A group of apatite gems
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The ROM Adds 26 Apatite Gems to Its Mineralogy Collection

One of the few minerals that form in bio-microsystems, such large and transparent crystals are few and far between. The ROM Mineralogy section recently acquired a suite of 26 apatite gems totalling
Kiron Mukherjee.
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ROMKids Show: The One With the MeteoRITES and the MeteorWRONGS

This time on the ROMKids Show we learn all about space rocks! Mineralogist Veronica Di Cecco joins us to talk about asteroids, comets, and meteors, and she’ll even tell us how to identify if a rock is
People holding up a handmade flag depicting birds.
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A Story of Ghana: Exploring the Asafo Flags at the ROM

In the modern sense, a flag has a number of meanings that ultimately culminate into being a symbol, representative of some form of pride - pride in one's country or province, or in a particular
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Life of an Isis statue, Bequest Sir Robert Mond, ROM

Submitted by: Susan Stock and Franziska Schlicht, ROM Conservation 948.34.41, Seated Isis, was brought to conservation in 1994 for examination and cleaning. It was clear that the head had been over
Front cover of the book A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario
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The ROM Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario

The definitive guide to Ontario amphibians and reptiles-frogs, toads, salamanders, lizards, turtles, and snakes. Includes all species observed in Ontario. Written in clear, accessible language. Superb