Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches Opens Saturday, November 16; 12:00 pm
Sink your teeth into the ROM's newest immersive exhibition Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches. Discover the incredible diversity, evolution and interconnected world of nature’s vampires, and the myths, legends and pop culture they have inspired. | | Wildlife Photographer of the Year Opens Saturday, November 23; 12:00 pm
The longest-running and most prestigious nature photography competition in the world returns to the ROM for the seventh year. See 100 all-new photographs from around the world that reveal striking wildlife, breathtaking landscapes, and the remarkable beauty of our natural world. | | Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. | | | | Friday Night Live Wild Friday, November 22; 7:00-11:30 pm Separately ticketed | Hit the dance floor at #FNLROM with music, drinks, food and complimentary access to Wildlife Photographer of the Year. | | | | ROM Connects: 2019 Quimby F. Hess Lecture Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in a Changing World Saturday, November 23; 1:30-2:30 pm Free with RSVP. Museum admission not included. | Discover the world of ticks with entomologist Nicholas Ogden, as he discusses the importance of these blood-sucking parasites. | | | | ROM Daytime The Making of Bloodsuckers Thursday, November 28; 11:15 am-1:00 pm Free with Museum admission. RSVP required. | Join exhibition curator Dr. Sebastian Kvist and get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this ROM-original exhibition. | | | | Friday Night Live Vampire Ball Friday, November 29; 7:00-11:30 pm Separately ticketed | | | | ROM U Nature's Vampires: An Introduction to Bloodfeeding Sunday, February 2; 10:30 am-3:30 pm Separately ticketed | From leeches to lampreys, explore the biology and evolution of bloodfeeding in the natural world with ROM researchers Danielle De Carle and Rafael Iwama. | | | | ROM U Human Blood: Medicine to Magic Sunday, February 23; 10:30 am-3:30 pm Separately ticketed | Uncover the human fascination with blood in this one-day workshop with ROM Educator Kelly Hodgins as she guides you through a cultural history of blood in the western world. | | | | ROM U Ontario Underwater: Freshwater Fishes of the Great Lakes Sunday, February 23; 10:30 am-3:30 pm Separately ticketed | Explore the freshwater ecosystems of the Great Lakes, from the most common to those at risk with ROM curator Mary Burridge. | | | | ROM U Backyard Photography Sunday, March 1; 10:30 am-3:30 pm Separately ticketed | Join wildlife photographer Samantha Stephens to tune up your photography skills ahead of the spring. Learn the basic functions of your camera with an aim to capturing your best images of local neighbourhood critters. | | | | ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest November 23, 2019 to February 23, 2020 The ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returns for a 5th year with amazing prizes, including a Nikon D750 DSLR Kit courtesy of Henry’s. Stay tuned for contest details. | | Contest generously supported by: | | All images courtesy of the ROM unless otherwise noted. For Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Sleeping like a Weddell © Ralf Schneider, Germany. For Vampire Ball: Image courtesy of @bora.vs.bora. For Human Blood: Bloodletting tools from ROM collection; Photo by Tina Weltz. For Nature's Vampires: Leech hunting in Lake Vermilion; Photo by Vincent Luk. For Ontario Underwater: ROM Assistant Curator of Ichthyology Mary Burridge holding a sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus); Photo by Tina Weltz. For ROM WPY Contest: Image @mlorenzphotography, 2018 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Grant Prize Winner.
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