Gloeyend in Dutch portrait painting in the late 16th and 17th centuries. The Dutch word gloeyend, or “glowing,” evolved in meaning when it was used to describe Dutch portrait painting in the late-16th

Programming runs from March 10 to 18, 2018 TORONTO, February 6, 2018— The Vikings are taking over the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) during March Break from Saturday, March 10 to Sunday, March 18, 2018

TORONTO, August 3, 2017 — In celebration of Canada 150, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents an exclusive culinary event that toasts the regional diversity of our national cuisine. Taking place at

During the recent Hero-themed Friday Night Live at the ROM, I brought out examples of popular prints from the collection that explored different hero tropes in South Asian culture. Here are some of

ROM publishes iconic collection of Canadian writing to mark its Centennial Twenty-one writers celebrate 21 objects from ROM Collection Features Joseph Boyden, Margaret MacMillan and Deepa Mehta among

Patricia Harris is a true testament to the profound impact of volunteerism. Who could have imagined that when Mrs. Harris – Pat to the many people who work with her – started volunteering with the ROM

The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents the seventh annual Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture on Monday, December 10, 2012. This year’s lecture

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

We love picnicking outside in the summer but in August and September our meals are inevitably cut short because of wasps. What are they and what can we do about them? Yellowjackets - much worse than

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of W. Robert (Bob) Farquharson as the new Chair of the ROM Board of Governors, effective July 1, 2009 for a three-year term

World’s third largest cut diamond comes to the ROM as part of The Nature of Diamonds The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces that the Incomparable Diamond will be prominently featured in the Museum’s

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

ICC Presents Free International Films With An Eye On Conflict With the advent of the internet and video enabled cell phones, dangerous moving images of revolution can be circulated around the globe in

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