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Experience our world in vivid detail, beholding extraordinary species through unimagined perspectives.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019

All-new photographs from around the world reveal striking wildlife, breathtaking landscapes, and the remarkable beauty of our natural world. The longest-running and most prestigious nature photography
Headshot of Burton Lim
#iamascientist, Assistant Curator

Burton Lim

Assistant Curator, Mammals
Portfolio cover of Sports et divertissements
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Sports et divertissements: a unique resource for researchers in design history

Post by Ketzia Sherman The ROM Library & Archives recently acquired a rare copy of Sports et divertissements, a musical score by Erik Satie with pochoir illustrations by Charles Martin, hand-coloured
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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
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Royal Ontario Museum Researchers Identify Oldest Known Species of Swimming Jellyfish

505-million-year-old swimming jellyfish from the Burgess Shale highlights diversity in Cambrian ecosystem. TORONTO, August 2, 2023 – Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces the oldest swimming jellyfish
View of the Exhibition “Origins of Chintz”
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“Origins of Chintz,” The Exhibit: A Look Back to 1970

“Chintz… the exotic fabric from India that caught Europe’s fancy… So popular it was banned in England and France… Revolutionized Europe’s textile printing industry.” Thus exclaimed the brochure that
Richard and Catherine examining ceramics made by their Ancestors.
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Remembering Ancient Pottery Traditions

By Richard Zane Smith, Catherine Tammaro, and Craig Cipolla This summer Wyandot artists Richard Zane Smith and Catherine Tammaro visited the Royal Ontario Museum’s New World Archaeology collections
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Breakout Dinosaurs: Canada’s Coolest and Scariest Ancient Creatures – Return!

Book Launch with the Author Hugh Brewster, Dec. 15th & 16th The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) invites you to join Toronto author Hugh Brewster on December 15 and 16, 2007, as he presents his recently
An array of mannequins on a table wearing face masks.
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From Personal Protection to Personal Statement

As the novel coronavirus swept across the globe last year, facemasks offered the first line of defense. With supplies for disposable PPE running low, corporations and individuals both turned to
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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An Evening With Meryl Streep

Hollywood Icon to Discuss Celebrity Life at the ROM on October 7, 2009 The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will bask in the glamour of Hollywood on Wednesday, October 7, in an evening with two-time Academy
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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Fact? or Fiction? Keeps Them Guessing

Hundreds of ROM supporters play annual guessing game to raise funds Fact? or Fiction?, the highly successful annual fundraising game organized by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Governors, returns this
In addition to portraying traditional religious and mythological scenes, Dutch artists also began depicting ordinary people
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In the Age of Rembrandt

Discover the Dutch Golden Age with an exceptional collection of 70 powerful paintings, including works from world-renowned artists Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Jan Steen, and Jacob van Ruisdael. From
Photo of a white gown with blue jewelled detailing
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Christian Dior

In celebration of the House of Dior’s 70th anniversary, Christian Dior explores the brilliance behind Dior’s dramatic creations that revived the entire Paris haute couture industry after the
Royal Ontario Museum Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Bloor Street Entrance.
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How to display the past….. Part 2: Collecting

In my last post I mentioned that various factors (sometimes pure chance) shaped a museum collection, and so affected the look of a public display. Here, I illustrate this by exploring the collection
Silver medal
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Knotty Love

Mixed-media artist Mimi Shulman’s historical and romantic one-of-a-kind jewellery with bows, hearts, love knots, birds, and cupids cast in silver or gold is designed for modern women. They are