Posts Filed Under: Royal Ontario Museum

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Historicist: Beaux Arts Eclecticism

Chapman and Oxley's architectural impact on Toronto.

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 5th, 12:07 pm

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ROM and U of T Researchers Discover a New Dinosaur

Acrotholus audeti is believed to have lived in Alberta about 85 million years ago. Now, it's on display at the ROM.

By Chris Riddell • Photos by Giordano CiampiniMay. 9th, 1:45 pm

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Reel Toronto: Toronto Stories

Toronto gets its own anthology film. It's beautiful, bland, and busting at the seams with Torontoness.

By David Fleischer Apr. 10th, 9:15 am

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Toronto Urban Legends: Queen’s Quay Whale Relic’s Origin Remains Murky

The truth behind a Lake Ontario whale vertebra is not what you've been told.

By Edward Brown • Photos by Nancy PaivaMar. 27th, 10:30 am

Urban Planner: February 27, 2013

In today's Urban Planner: Talking space rocks at ROMCafé, a discussion with people nominated for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction, and The Pillowman premieres at The Propeller Gallery.

By Jessica Buck Feb. 27th, 7:00 am

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Historicist: North Aboard the Nascopie

Artists F.H. Varley and T.M. Shortt spend a summer in the Arctic.

By Kevin Plummer Feb. 23rd, 12:00 pm

Discussing Third World Canada in Downtown Toronto

Filmmaker Andrée Cazabon brings her latest documentary to the ROM for a screening and discussion about issues facing children on First Nations reserves.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby Nov. 6th, 2:30 pm

Urban Planner: October 2, 2012

In today's Urban Planner: The Chilean Wine Festival, Dani and Sageev Oore perform their Radical Cycle, and Cinema Politica takes a look at mining with The Hole Story.

By Jessica Buck Oct. 2nd, 7:00 am

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Celebrating Carnival at the ROM

The work of costume designer Brian Mac Farlane highlights the museum's exhibit on the Caribbean celebration.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 27th, 10:00 am

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Luminato 2012: Coveting Canada

Has the United States yearned for the Great White North since the War of 1812?

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 11th, 3:02 pm

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Giganotosaurus is Gigantic

A sneak preview at the ROM's upcoming dinosaur exhibit.

By Kelli Korducki • Photos by Dean BradleyMay. 31st, 2:30 pm

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Jump Up for the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto

New venues and tasty treats mark the 45th anniversary of the festival previously known as Caribana.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 29th, 2:00 pm

An Art-and-Science Discussion Dives Deep

The Royal Ontario Museum brought artists and scientists together for an evening of free-flowing discussion.

By Rachel Lissner May. 26th, 11:00 am

Urban Planner: May 18, 2012

Happening tonight: A Great and Fabulous Display of Realness, the Toronto Underground Cinema turns two years old; and multiple late-night dance parties.

By Steve Fisher May. 18th, 7:00 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Torontoceros

The 1976 discovery of a unique fossil below west-end Bloor Street tells us that an extinct and little-known deer once called Toronto home.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanApr. 5th, 10:00 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Ice Age

Throughout the world, the Pleistocene epoch was known for its giant mammals. Toronto was no exception.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustrations by Chloe CushmanMar. 22nd, 10:30 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Missing Rock Record

All manner of fantastical creature populated the Earth for 450 million years between the mid-Paleozoic and late-Cenozoic eras. Unfortunately, placing any of them in Toronto is simply impossible.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMar. 14th, 9:00 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Paleozoic Era

A brave creature crawls across a primeval seafloor that will one day be Toronto.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMar. 7th, 1:30 pm