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At the ROM, female artists from the Islamic world hunt for metaphors in Being and Belonging
Kate Taylor
canada
Scientists confirm first Canadian fossil of dire wolf, Ice Age predator featured in Game of Thrones
An artist's impression of a dire wolf (Canis dirus) is seen in an undated handout photo. A team from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto has used new technology to positively identify a fossil of a dire wolf which was found in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-ROM, Danielle Dufault, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
canada
Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects
Pair of fossil specimens of Stanleycaris hirpex specimen are shown in this handout image provided Royal Ontario Museum. Research based on a collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale shows a bizarre-looking animal with three eyes that sheds light on the evolution of the brain, vision and head of modern insects and spiders. THE CANADIA PRESS/HO-Royal Ontario Museum, Jean-Bernard Caron, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
canada
Royal Ontario Museum receives $50-million donation pledge, largest ever
A visitor looks at the pieces on display in the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China at The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
opinion
The ROM needs to remember what it’s about
Marcus Gee
opinion
Colourful Greek statue at the ROM questions Western civilization’s ties to whiteness
Kate Taylor
review
Now showing at the ROM: Ethiopian artist Elias Sime’s landscapes made of recycled electronics
Kate Taylor
arts
After COVID-19 hiatus, the ROM reopens in Toronto with a new great whales exhibit
canada
Royal Ontario Museum set to reopen with new whale exhibit
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travel
Gift ideas for the homebound traveller on your list
Virtual Travel -- PJ's and Robes from the Ritz credit Marriott Bonvoy Boutiques
art & architecture
AGO makes radical move to start reflecting global Africa and the diaspora
Kate Taylor
canada
Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition returns to the ROM
(Strictly embargoed until 12pm EDT Wednesday September 2, 2020) The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) exhibition returns to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on November 21, 2020. This year's exhibition features four photographers from Canada awarded special recognition for their work. Canadian entries in this year's exhibition include The Perfect Catch by Hannah Vijayan, Canada, is a Highly Commended photo in the 15-17 Years Old category. The overall winning photograph and the winning youth photograph will be announced on October 13, 2020. Mandatory Photo Credit: Hannah Vijayan
canada
Why the ROM is creating a climate-change curator
Various exhibits from Royal Ontario Museum
review
Mummies return to ROM offering a fascinating glimpse into luxuries of Egyptian lives
Canopic jar of Djedbastetiuefankh, 30th Dynasty, about 380–343 B.C.E., Hawara, Egypt, limestone, EA 22374, EA 22375, EA 22376 and EA 22377. © The Trustees of the British Museum Instructions for use -- The image is to be reproduced in its entirety without cropping, bleeding, guttering, overprinting or other alteration of any kind, and must be accompanied by the caption and the copyright.
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New ROM exhibition tracks influence of Indian fabrics as they moved around the world
Kate Taylor
art & architecture
What it’s like going to a museum right now
The maximum capacity is displayed at the entranceway of an exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
travel
Travel news: Royal Ontario Museum joins growing list of reopened Canadian museums
A person wearing a mask walks by the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, on Friday, June 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
art & architecture
Priceless artworks stranded. Blockbuster exhibitions delayed. Inside museums’ massive game of shuffle
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition -- EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: EXPLORING ANCIENT LIVES. View of the exhibition hall. Credit: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
canada
Not a sprint star: Research says Tyrannosaurus rex was built for distance, not speed
Not a sprint star: Research says T. rex was built for distance, not speed
art & architecture
Going digital not easy for cultural institutions
ROMFinals-5.jpg Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton is a cast of the Museum of the Rockies (in Bozeman, Montana) specimen MOR 555. This cast is presently on display in the James and Louise Temerty Gallery of the Age of Dinosaurs at ROM, where this photo was taken. Tyrannosaurus rex Geography:USA, Montana Dimensions:length=1200; width=130; height=360 cm TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Family: Tyrannosauridae Genus: Tyrannosaurus SpecificEpithet: rex Object number:46200 Credit Line:Acquired with the support of Bram and Bluma Appel, Martha and Richard Hogarth, Members of the Royal Ontario Museum, the Department of Museum Volunteers, the Madeleine A. Fritz Vertebrate Palaeontology Fund, and the ROM Reproductions Acquisition Fund. Orig On view Share Description Department:Natural History: Vertebrate Palaeontology
art & architecture
Royal Ontario Museum will lay off half its full-time staff, reducing hours
TORONTO: FEBRUARY 15, 2015 - A man walks past the old facade of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. Plaques for the Weston Family Wing and for the Hilary and Galen Weston Wing can be seen on either side of the doors. (Matthew Sherwood for The Globe and Mail)
art & architecture
Canada’s museums scramble to promote online experiences as coronavirus shuts their doors
People walk past the Museum of History Saturday, March 14, 2020 in Gatineau, Que. The museum was one of many public spaces that closed its doors due to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
art & architecture
Museums forced to close doors at busiest time of year
Museums forced to close doors at busiest time of year
art & architecture
Winnie-the-Pooh exhibition at the ROM is smart and playful, but beware the March Break madness
Undated handout photo of the new Winnie-the-Pooh exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum.
books
At the ROM’s Bloodsuckers exhibition, Timothy Winegard, author of The Mosquito, finds the perfect venue for his message
Timothy Winegard, author of The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator, poses for a photo beside a model of a mosquito that is 1000 times life size. Winegard was visiting Bloodsucker Leeches to Legends exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum, on Jan 13 2020.
canada
The ROM’s new rock star: Meet Zuul the dinosaur, destroyer of shins
A replica of the armoured dinosaur Zuul crurivastator, left, stands ready for visitors at the Royal Ontario Museum.