Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park M5S 2C6 Toronto, ON, Canada

Mounting a 3 meter (9.8 feet) tall hanging is no easy task. But keeping our textiles in tip-top shape means limiting their long term exposure to light. A general rule of thumb? Textiles should be limited to roughly 6 months of display in a 5 year period, if you want to display them more than once. The ROM's textile collection includes several hundred pieces of Indian painted cotton, including this stunning 18th-century palampore. Many have not been on display for more than 50 years!

Join Dr. Cheryl Thompson and Rosemary Sadlier to explore the global roots of the Emancipation Day movement, its local connection to Caribana and the Caribbean Festival, and the current Petition and Bill before Parliament to have Emancipation Day acknowledged as a national day of recognition in Canada. Event captured on August 5, 2020. Program Partner: Jackson Park Project ... https://bit.ly/3osvC1g

Calling all nature photogs! Don't miss your chance to enter our #ROMwpyON & #ROMwpyJR photography contests, and win amazing prizes, including camera kits provided by our friends Henry's Camera! Visit our website for full details, including how to enter (entry period ends March 21)! https://bit.ly/2HAO1sy

If you’re worried about falling short on your new year's resolution, it’s been over 11,000 years and this sabre tooth cat is still saving up for his own place. Read more about new discoveries from the ROM and University of Toronto that helps us better understand the family lives of these ancient felines. https://www.rom.on.ca//new-discovery-sheds-light-on-sabre-

Our doors will close temporarily as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday November 22, but we look forward to opening them again once it is safe and responsible to do so. While the ROM remains open this weekend, please note that a timed ticket is required for admission and should be purchased through our website before you arrive at the Museum.

Discover the tools and techniques Assistant Curator of Mammalogy, Burton Lim uses in the field and the important role photography plays in research and documenting species diversity.

Join us Thursday at 1 p.m. for a one-on-one chat between Vancouver-based artist Karin Jones and ROM Curator of Canadian Art, Arlene Gehmacher, focusing on Karin Jones's Worn: Shaping Black Feminine Identity. Jones’s evocative piece, within the Museum's permanent collection, is a Victorian-style mourning dress made of synthetic hair, around which cotton bolls are strewn. Worn addresses the complexity of African Canadian identity when shaped by forces such as imperial rule, slavery, and alienation.

Join ROM’s David Evans & Mark Crowther of McMaster University as they discuss their recently published research that establishes a clear link between human disease and diseases of the past, and opens the doors to a greater understanding of the genetics and evolution of animal diseases. Event captured on November 11, 2020, video at the link below! : https://bit.ly/2J5O9Rs

Don't miss our mid-week offer! Safe spaces Timed Entry

Discover the historic symbolism of the beard with researcher Patricia Simons. From displays of physical health, erotic appeal, status and vigour, explore how facial hair was used to express power differentials between individuals tied to religion, occupation, and ethnic identity. #ROMatHome Event captured on November 12, 2020. https://bit.ly/3nHEI9R

Even though it may feel like the last time you visited the ROM dinosaurs actually roamed the Earth, we’re excited to open our doors once again and welcome you back to the Museum. We’ll be re-opening Thursday, July 9 to Members and Saturday, July 11 to the public. Timed tickets will be go on sale July 6 for Members and July 7 for the public. Please note that only permanent galleries will be open at this time, and while we look forward to welcoming you back to #ROMwinnie in th...e near future we are still hard at work making it safe for you and your family. We’re following the advice of public health authorities and making every effort to ensure visits are enjoyable, entertaining and, above all, safe. As we re-open the ROM to the public, we ask you to work with us to keep the Museum a safe place for yourself, for all visitors and for our staff by carefully reading the guidelines available through the link below. We understand that some of you may not feel comfortable visiting the Museum just yet, so we will be continuing to offer virtual activities and other online programs with #ROMatHome.

Chris Paulocik, Senior Textile Conservator discusses the treatment of a Dior evening gown from the ROM's collection with Dr. Alexandra Palmer, Senior Nora Vaughan Curator, Global Textiles & Fashion. Evening gown by Christian Dior, London, Fall 1956, worn by Florence Richler. Gift of Florence Richler, ROM 2019.101.1.

Step behind the scenes into the Museum’s mineral and meteorite collection with ROM mineralogy technician Veronica DiCecco, and find out what specimens can tell us about the formation of our solar system.

Fantastic opportunity for keen mineral collectors to hear from our very own Katherine Dunnell!

Tune in at 4:30 PM today to catch a special segment of That TVOkids Show with ROM dinosaur expert Dr David Evans, Temerty Chair in Vertebrate Paleontology & Vice President, Natural History.

Tomorrow at 2pm on Instagram Live- Entomologist Antonia Guidotti will answer our questions about how spiders & bugs benefit the world around us. Then we’ll make our own oil pastel and watercolour art to remind us that insects aren’t that scary after all! https://bit.ly/31JVcpe

Tomorrow at 2pm, we'll go back in time to learn about mummification in ancient Egypt (and use our knowledge to mummify an apple). We’ll also meet #ROMmummies Project Manager Amleet Mangat & learn about all the work that goes into creating an exhibit! https://bit.ly/30ZZmc5

Only 2 dinosaur species are known to have had wings made out of stretched skin, like bats. Unlike bats, these dinos were capable of only limited gliding between trees. That bat-winged gliding turned out to be a dead-end along the path to the evolution of flight. They are a failed experiment."

Tired: forgetting how to make small talk in quarantine Wired: developing entirely new dialect in captivity To be successfully reintroduced, parrots must be able to rely on communication with their peers, particularly to strengthen relationships in their individual communities. https://on.natgeo.com/3lAMG3d

A game of hide and seek to end the week. Catch up with your pals in the Hundred Acre Wood at #ROMwinnie! Please be sure to read our Visitor Guidelines to learn about the steps we're taking to make your visit as safe and enjoyable as possible. : https://www.rom.on.ca//exhibitions/winnie-the-pooh-explori

Disguising yourself as a small black cloud: cute costume idea probably won't win you any honey Not to drone on about it, but #ROMwinnie just might be the -ginning of a -utiful friendship.... https://www.rom.on.ca//exhibitions/winnie-the-pooh-explori

The Tree Cookie refresh is a prime example of grassroots collaboration guiding institutional change. This new interpretation allows us to move away from a purely Euro-centric view and focus on the life cycle of the Douglas fir and the original Nuu-chah-nulth ecosystem that it is a part of.

The ROM remains open to the public. Effective today, October 10th, Druxy's ROM Cafe and some interactives within our exhibitions and galleries will be temporarily closed. The Museum has rigorous health and safety protocols and measures in place for our visitors and staff, which is our top priority. We are happy to continue to welcome you!

As Assistant Curator of Botany, Deborah Metsger oversees the ROM’s extensive botanical collections & assists other curators with identifying depictions of plants in paintings and as motifs on decorative objects ceramics, glass & especially on textiles. https://bit.ly/31G7sqH

This creative non-fiction writing workshop brings together queer and trans South Asian writers ages 18-30 to create an archive of their experiences that will be preserved at The ArQuives & the Royal Ontario Museum. Free. Limited to 10 participants- please see below for information on how to apply! https://arquives.ca/newsfeed/roots-rites-routes/

Join ROM Assistant Curator of Botany Deborah Metsger on the Reed Family Plaza for a tour of the Museum’s urban garden in the heart of the city.