Peppered moray eels are well adapted to the intertidal zone. They can hunt both above & below the water’s surface using their keen senses of smell & sight, sometimes staying out of water for more than 30 seconds.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year closes March 29!
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That's a moray! 🎵
Photographer Shane Gross witnesses a peppered moray eel very much in its element hunting for carrion at low tide. It took Shane numerous attempts over several weeks to document this rarely photographed behaviour.
📸: Like an Eel out of Water by Shane Gross
On March 01, learn about how ROM curators, technicians and other Museum professionals lead their fields in scientific research, care for cultural belongings, + collaborate with experts to preserve Canadian contributions and narratives for future generations.
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Drawing inspiration from South Asia objects at ROM, we will examine how ornamentation was utilized across history + geography and discuss its varied meanings. Participants will also be guided through drawing exercises.
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Session includes access to the exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year: www.rom.on.ca/whats-on/exh...
Speed Friending through Photography is a way to meet new people who share a love for photography and storytelling!
Participants will move through quick chat rounds, using conversation prompts inspired by the hobby of photography to spark meaningful connections.
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From folkloric wonder to fungal horror, these species remind us that love takes many forms – some gross, some gorgeous, all fascinating.
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Obverse side of a bronze coloured tetradrachm coin with the bust of Roman Emperor Probus, facing to the right. He crowned with a laurel wreath. Dated to 278 CE.
Reverse side of a bronze coloured tetradrachm coin with a standing eagle facing to the right with wings arrayed.
I have been busy photographing #Roman coins minted in Alexandria, #Egypt in the collection @romtoronto.bsky.social This one of Probus is dated to 278 CE. I like the standing eagle on the reverse. Browse the whole series online here: collections.rom.on.ca/search/910.2...
#MuseumWork #Numismatics
Only cool kids hang out in the @romtoronto.bsky.social's Egyptian exhibit hoping to touch a magical stone and be transported, Highlander-style, to the 18th dynasty to meet Hatshepsut...right?
Sharks is organized by American Museum of Natural History, New York. The Museum gratefully acknowledges Warner Bros. Discovery for its generous support of Sharks. A selection of footage in Sharks has been provided by Discovery's Shark Week.
The Helicoprion puzzled scientists for years, who couldn't figure out where to place its spiral-shaped jaw loaded with teeth.
Dr. Nathan Lujan (Curator of Fishes) @potamophile.bsky.social sheds some light on this mysterious, extinct shark. Learn more at Sharks, on now through March 22!
“Crawford Lake: Layers in Time” offers an engaging look at the record of human life on Earth.
On until Sept. 13, 2026, Crawford Lake illustrates how everything from early agriculture to modern nuclear weapons testing has left its mark on this unassuming Canadian lake - and on the Earth at large.
The new dinosaur exhibit is open at the @romtoronto.bsky.social and it's very cool! My friend saw this picture and asked if the dinosaur on the left was licking the one on the right, and while it's actually his tail, tbh I like the idea of defeating your enemy with the power of being super creepy
Trade your best travel tales for new friendships!
Spend an afternoon to connect with fellow travelers, where you can swap stories about the places you’ve wandered. Prior to the event, you can access the special exhibition: Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools.
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To achieve this kaleidoscopic effect, Simone reversed one of the six glass elements in an analogue lens. This distorted the image at the edges while leaving the centre sharply focused.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is on now until March 29, 2026.
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Photographer Simone Baumeister shows an orb weaver spider on its web on a pedestrian bridge, silhouetted by lights from the cars below.
In urban environments, orb weaver spiders often spin webs near artificial lights that attract insects at night.
📸: Caught in the Headlights by Simone Baumeister
🖼️: Walter Baker. Old Dorchester Street Toll Gate, Montreal 1903-1912. Watercolour over graphite, touches of gouache, on wove paper. Gift of Honor and Michael de Pencier.
Please note the Museum is closed December 25, but we are excited to welcome you to ROM For the Holidays each day between Dec 26 & Jan 4 from 10am to 5:30pm.
ROM For the Holidays is made possible through the generous support of BASF.
ROM’s exhibition “Crawford Lake: Layers in Time” offers an engaging look at the record of human life on Earth. On now until Sept. 13, 2026, Crawford Lake illustrates how everything from early agriculture to modern nuclear weapons testing has left its mark on this lake - and on the Earth at large.
This 1163-year-old cedar tree stump from the Niagara Escarpment holds annual climate records in its tree rings. These yearly records coincide with the sediment records in nearby Crawford Lake.
On Dec. 14, join us for our program, “Stereographs in India.”
This conversation offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with rare 19th / early 20th century stereographs, the innovative photographs that produce 3D images when viewed through a stereoscope.
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Thrilled for a former volunteer/summer student @romtoronto.bsky.social, Beckett Robertson, recognized in 15-17yo category of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, for a whip spider photo www.rom.on.ca/magazine/rom.... Congrats! #arachnids #photography #WPY
Crawford Lake: Layers in Time offers an engaging, compelling look at the record of human life on Earth, encouraging us to consider what record our activities and the decisions we make today will be left behind for future generations to uncover.
On now until Sep 13, 2026.
Sediments from the bottom of a small lake in Ontario are revealing a remarkable record of our impact on the planet.
Just outside Toronto lies a significant site offering a unique, comprehensive 1,000-year record of human impacts - local, regional, and global: Crawford Lake near Milton, Ontario.
ROM’s exhibition “Crawford Lake: Layers in Time” offers an engaging look at the record of human life on Earth. On now until Sept. 13, 2026, Crawford Lake illustrates how everything from early agriculture to modern nuclear weapons testing has left its mark on the Earth at large.
When fossil fuels such as the coal in this bag are burned, small particles called fly ash are released into the air. Crawford Lake’s sediments capture a dramatic increase in fly ash in the 1950s, coinciding with rapid industrialization locally and globally.
While on holiday in southern France, the photographer had been watching flamingos in the Camargue. She was fascinated by their foraging behaviour as they moved gracefully through the shallow, saline wetlands, filter feeding for molluscs and crustaceans.
📸: Pink Pose by Leana Kuster (Switzerland)
All of us trying to figure out which way is up after Halloween/World Series loss/time change this weekend. 🦩
Experience our world in vivid detail and see some of the most unusual species and their habitats in ways you never imagined at Wildlife Photographer of the Year, opening November 8.
Sharks is organized by American Museum of Natural History, New York. The Museum gratefully acknowledges Warner Bros. Discovery for its generous support of Sharks. A selection of footage in Sharks has been provided by Discovery's Shark Week.
