Joan Thompson was a long-time ROM volunteer – one of the iconic ‘Three Joans’ who were founding members of the Volunteer Committee (now known as the Department of Museum Volunteers) in the late 1950s.

Terracotta statuette offers a glimpse into the history of men’s fashion. A Hellenistic terracotta statuette of a standing youth from about 300 BCE, on display in the ROM’s A.G. Leventis Gallery of

Assistant Curator of Fishes

After weeks of arduous travel by plane, truck, boat, and foot, I had reached the top of Salto de Oso, a remote, rainforest-shrouded waterfall near the Brazilian-Venezuelan border. But the discovery I

In a staff-only area of the Royal Ontario Museum, 30 steps from the droning buzz of the fossils lab, is the mycological herbarium. Inside the fluorescent-lit room, hidden amid rows and rows of many

A few years ago, University of Toronto’s Dr. Jennifer Stellar approached ROM with a proposal. She would bring a horde of undergrads to an exhibition, strap heartrate-monitoring watches onto them, and

Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival and Black Artists’ Network in Dialogue (BAND) are proud to present Caribbean Carnival Exhibitions 2011, featuring two complimentary art exhibits at the Royal

Please note: c5 is now closed to the public. ROM restaurant offers an elegant and modern take on the traditional tea service The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to introduce Afternoon Tea at c5

Conserving an Indian Chintz Cope made in the Eighteenth Century for the Armenian Church Here in the Textile Conservation department of the ROM, Senior Textile Conservator Chris Paulocik and I have

Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Connor McDowell The Royal Ontario Museum has marked yet another first for science with its Blue Whale project. This achievement

The Trial of David Suzuki Will a plan to end oil save Canada or destroy it? ____________________________________________________________________ Is Canada’s most trusted scientist talking reason or

ROM’s newest exhibition, Earth: An Immersive Journey, is the Museum’s most experiential and immersive in its 110-year history. Through a combination of high-definition projections, spatial audio, and

New ROM publication offers up-close glimpse into everyday ecology The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces its newest publication, Biological Notes on an Old Farm: Exploring Common Things in the

ROM Governors hosts annual fundraising events to support the Museum’s highest priorities, spotlighting art, culture, and nature. This year, these signature events include the ROM Immortal Gala and our