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Curatorial Initiatives

Occasionally, I put on my entomological detective hat to investigate insect mysteries. This one was a beetle mystery at my son’s camp in a Toronto elementary school. My son reported a large number

Bishop White Committee Associate Curator of Japanese Art & Culture

A malformed lower leg of a Centrosaur, initially thought to be a healing fracture, has been diagnosed by researchers from the ROM and McMaster University as osteaosarcoma (an aggressive bone cancer)

TORONTO, March 28, 2018 — Josh Basseches, Director & CEO and Dr. Mark Engstrom, Deputy Director of Collections & Research of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), are pleased to announce the appointment of

TORONTO, October 2, 2017— The ROM-original exhibition The Family Camera closes on Sunday, October 29, 2017. On display in the Museum’s Roloff Beny Gallery and part of the ROM’s Canada 150 year-long

For over a decade, the ROM has steadily acquired the work of contemporary Canadian artists who are part of the South Asian diaspora. Such collecting is important not only to provide points of context

ROM for the Holidays fills the Museum’s galleries with cosmic wonder from December 26, 2015 to January 3, 2016. Planet ROM takes families to a faraway galaxy with a Mars rover prototype, touchable

ROM’s visitor favourite, now in its final weeks, closes January 3, 2016 Numerous interactive activities and 200 remarkable artifacts appeal to the whole family ROM for the Holidays’ extended hours

ROM Celebrates Black History Month with Dynamic Event Line-up Special Carnival Edition of #FNLROM on February 6 Worn: Shaping Black Feminine Identity exhibition opens on January 31 Screening of Thomas

It’s no secret that sloths basically took over the internet in recent years after a series of adorable YouTube videos, listicles, and Kristen Bell’s infamous meltdown over her slothy Birthday gift

As I stare out my window I can see the sunlight’s reflection on the mountains and after a busy day I am finally getting the chance to reflect on how fortunate I am to be here. This is the opportunity

Over 900 Young Philanthropists attend Seventh Annual Fundraising Bash of the Young Patrons’ Circle (YPC) at the ROM The Young Patrons’ Circle (YPC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) hosted the 7th