We had a blast this past #ChemistryWeek in the BASF Kids’ Lab, where participants discovered the wonders of chemistry through The Rainbow Connection experiment- a simple chromatographic process that separates the components of colourful felt-tip pens using white chalk and water. Thank you to our partner BASF Canada for supporting a week of STEAM learning through the power of chemistry! 🧪
Royal Ontario Museum
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Toronto, Ontario 43,752 followers
Canada’s most visited museum and preeminent field research institute, with a collection of more than 13 million objects.
About us
Opened in 1914, ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) showcases art, culture, and nature from around the world and across time. Today, ROM houses more than 18 million objects, from Egyptian mummies to contemporary sculpture, from meteorites to dinosaurs. ROM is the most visited museum in Canada and one of the top ten museums in North America. It is also the country’s preeminent field research institute, with a diverse range of experts who help us understand the past, make sense of the present, and shape a shared future. Just as impressive is ROM’s facility—a striking combination of heritage architecture and the cutting-edge Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, which marks the Museum as an iconic landmark and global cultural destination. We live on in what we leave behind.
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http://www.rom.on.ca/en
External link for Royal Ontario Museum
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1914
- Specialties
- education, world history, entertainment, tourism, natural history, science, dinosaurs, art, ancient civilizations, biodiversity, minerals and gems, meteorites, and archealogy
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100 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, CA
Employees at Royal Ontario Museum
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Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at Royal Ontario Museum / Assistant Professor at University of Toronto / Limnologist
Last week we published the work of my ex masters student Melissa Cobo finding that the desiccation of Great Salt Lake, a process driven by human consumptive water uses, is likely contributing to a net increase of over 4 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (considering CO2 and methane) to the atmosphere, as of 2020, the year of our study. It's been great seeing the press coverage of this work, and discussions around it. To add my own perspective on it - as someone whose research focuses on carbon cycling in aquatic systems, this was an interesting facet of the lake's desiccation to investigate, and it adds one more layer to the prior work on the lake that showcases the negative impacts of desiccation on air quality, bird habitat, etc. As someone in a climate change communications role, I feel this research also underlines the co-benefits of addressing climate, environmental, and social issues. In other words, being mindful of how we interact with our waters, land, and air, and aligning ourselves to do so sustainably, can have an all-encompassing positive impact with local and global repercussions. In this case, ensuring water flow to Great Salt Lake and replenishing its levels should not only improve the health of Utahns, but also the health of local wildlife, while reducing their societal carbon footprint. It's a win-win-win.
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"A blocky Minecraft-like person tears through a spooky moonlit forest. Behind them, a giant, yellow-eyed monster gives chase. All seems hopeless until the person comes across… a pair of moccasins." - Colin J. Fleming Through a joint ROM-Ubisoft Toronto partnership, students participate in fully playable video games—all rooted in Indigenous knowledge. https://lnkd.in/gWC7ZhRx
Kids “Hack the ROM”
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Another year of DiscoverU program at Royal Ontario Museum has wrapped up and we couldn't be more proud and excited for these 9 incredible youth who completed this 3 day, 20 hour program. Here are some snapshots from the first day - May 15th. Through self-reflection, insightful discussions, guest speakers, hands-on activities, and gallery and exhibit exercises, youth had the opportunity to learn about self-care, communication, and leadership skills and had a great time doing so! #torontoyouth #youthprograms #youthdevelopment #skilldevelopment #rom #makerspace #art #history #culture #selfcare #communication #leadership
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We're excited to share that we're adding even more free access to the Museum in partnership with Toronto Public Library's tpl:map program. Family passes available through your library now include special exhibitions, and more passes are available every month to better connect our city's residents with art, culture and nature here at ROM. https://lnkd.in/evJ8Sxsc
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💥 From Indigenous dance performances to creative digital projects by students, we had a blast at this year’s #HacktheROM showcase with the Royal Ontario Museum! 🤝 Learn more about how Hack the ROM connects students with Indigenous knowledge and builds digital literacy by helping them create their first games or digital projects! ubi.li/bGNRP #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth #NIHM
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Get ready for summer at ROM! We hope you'll join us for 3 exciting new exhibitions, free general admission on Canada Day, and the return of Free Main Floor. ☀ Free Main Floor is made possible by the generous support of the Temerty Foundation. Activities and performances are generously supported by The Schmidt Family. https://lnkd.in/gcPrFn3s
ROM Announces Free Admission on Canada Day and the Return of Free Main Floor
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Congratulations to Manuelita Cherizard, MBA, Chief Human Resources Officer at ROM, for being named as one of DiversityCan Magazine’s 2024 Top 10 Chief Human Resources Officers and Chief People Officers. The national list recognizes leaders who are transforming their organizations to help create workplaces where diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are ingrained and authentic cultural values. From DiversityCan: “Manuelita Cherizard is the Chief Human Resources Officer at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). She has developed and implemented several successful initiatives to strengthen DEI at ROM. Manuelita led the review and improvement of the recruitment process to ensure a wider pool of candidates are advised of opportunities. She partners with diversity-focused search firms and partners to ensure the candidate pool for leadership roles is deeper and more varied, resulting in over 50% of diverse leadership hires over the last two years… With a multicultural background and lived experience, Manuelita developed the ability to adapt to new, diverse environments, approaches, and teams. She has a curiosity and hunger for learning about people and cultures. Manuelita regularly engages organizational leaders in DEI and developed an HR team committed to DEI practices…” https://lnkd.in/gzvDCk2h
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This week, at a gathering attended by members of the Indigenous community from across the region, we shared the appointment of Rhéanne Chartrand as the inaugural Hatch Curator of Indigenous Art & Culture here at ROM. “I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues at ROM to ensure Indigenous peoples’ cultural sovereignty over how their belongings are cared for and shared,” Chartrand stated. Read more about the important work she will undertake, including developing educational and community outreach and programming, steering Indigenous-focused exhibitions and collaborating with community stakeholders on repatriating Indigenous ancestral belongings from the collection at ROM. This endowed curatorial position is made possible with the generous support of Hatch, along with a matching gift from the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust. https://lnkd.in/g6jsT2w7
ROM Welcomes First Hatch Curator of Indigenous Art & Culture
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We’re pleased to introduce the Global Sikh Art & Culture Gallery and Program at ROM; the first announced element of a planned full refurbishment and expansion of the Museum’s renowned suite of South Asian galleries as part of the transformative OpenROM project. For decades, ROM has worked with local communities to establish a strong South Asian presence within the Museum, resulting in the first endowed curatorship and gallery in Canada dedicated to South Asian Art and Culture. The Global Sikh Art & Culture Gallery and Program, situated within the broader Dan Mishra South Asian Initiative, will enable ROM to expand the Museum’s suite of galleries devoted to South Asia to include a dedicated Gallery of Sikh Art & Culture with related programming, performances, and a newly endowed curatorial position. The Global Sikh Art & Culture Gallery and Program is made possible through $16.6 million contributed by generous donors and an additional $6 million commitment from Canadian Heritage, as recently announced in the 2024 Federal Budget and subject to passing of the budget. https://lnkd.in/gR9QEp_q
Global Sikh Art & Culture Gallery and Program to be Launched at ROM
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