Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) showcases art, culture, and nature from around the globe and across the ages.

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@douglasyardley The former planetarium is owned by our neighbours at the University of Toronto. ROM is not involved in this construction project.

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✅ First permanent funding increase in 17 years

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You can see this set in Shokkan: Material Encounters in Japanese Art. https://t.co/7QR65uo1Mi

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Happy birthday, Issey Miyake! This dress and trouser set is made by the renowned Japanese designer in 1990. Though these pleats may look rigid, they're flexible and add a distinctive texture to the clothing.

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This woodblock print is from Shokkan: Material Encounters in Japanese Art.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年 (1839-1892). Looking Painful, from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Women, Meiji period, 1888, woodblock print on paper, 37.4 × 25.6 cm.

https://t.co/7QR65uo1Mi

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Ouch! The woman in this print is getting a tattoo. The look on her face lets us know that the pain is so harsh she can’t help biting into the towel in her hand.

The textures on the towel + the woman’s kimono were created by using fabric in the printing process.

#WorldArtDay

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10 years ago, @Astro_Jeremy visited ROM and got up close with some of our collection of lunar meteorites.

Wishing you safe travels today, friend! 🚀🌔

[Jeremy R. Hansen @Astro_Jeremy]

You'll never guess what I'm holding!? @ROMtoronto has some hidden gems! @csa_asc

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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.

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It's your LAST CHANCE to see Sharks, closing March 22!

For our final Q&A session, @DrNathanLujan (Curator of Fishes) gives us a few tips on how to help advocate for sharks.

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Spring clean your algorithm w/ this vid of Crawford Lake! Enjoy a look at the beautiful animals you can find around Conservation Halton.

You can watch the full video in ROM's exhibition
"Crawford Lake: Layers in Time," which offers a look at the record of human life on Earth.

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Visit the link below for details and the full list of winners!

https://t.co/5b41pmFpHp

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Congratulations to the winners of ROM's Wildlife Photo Contest!

A heartfelt thank you to our judges & @HenrysCamera for their generous support!

1st place:

Red Fox Close Encounter with White-tailed Sea Eagle by Philip Wong

(Youth) The Hidden Guardian by Martin Krajc, age 14

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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.

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There's just over one week left to soak up the excitement of Sharks, closing March 22!

@DrNathanLujan brings us up close to the smallest specimen of the biggest shark in the ocean, the whale shark & the 2nd smallest: the pygmy shark! Both held in the palm of his hand! ✋

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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.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year closes March 29!
https://t.co/EaZFpL5htg

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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

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@DesjardinsGroup 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.

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Time is running out to see Sharks- closing March 22! But we still have some fun shark facts to share, courtesy of @DrNathanLujan (Curator of Fishes) and our next Q&A submission. 

DYK that Greenland Sharks can live up to 300- sometimes even 500(!)- years old?

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Learn about the anatomy, behaviour, and history of sharks at this exciting and expansive exhibition. ROM’s presentation of Sharks is presented by @desjardinsgroup.