S T U D I O 1 2 : April 2020

Dive into New Virtual Events with #ROMatHome

April 30, 2020

What Can You Do to Help Canada's Migratory Birds?

Most of the bird species that breed in Canada are migrants, and during April and May billions of birds migrate from wintering areas in the south to their breeding areas in Ontario and throughout the country.

In celebration of Earth Day 2020, find out what you can do to help birds as they migrate to their breeding areas in over the next six weeks.

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DISCOVER & CONNECT

ROM Around You

Monday, May 4; 11:00 am

What do you know about the things around you? Explore art, culture and nature with ROM Teacher Julie Tomé. Then, take on the curiosity challenge to learn more about the objects in your home, yard and neighbourhood!

Find out more

ROM Storytime

Tuesdays; 11:00 am

YouTube Live

Join us for a live read-along of children’s books for young learners with ROM Teacher Sarah Elliott.

Gather 'round

ROM ID Clinic

The ROM’s ID Clinic is going virtual. From May 4-10 send us pictures of your rocks, gems, minerals, fossils and meteorites to be identified by our experts.

What IS that?

May 7 Ask ROM Anything with Burton Lim, Asst. Curator of Mammalogy

Beliefs, Ambitions, Achievements, and Experiences

Written by Sheeza Sarfraz

After a 10-year stint at the British Museum, Fahmida Suleman is back home in Toronto as the ROM’s new Curator of Islamic Art & Culture. Here, she shares her plans and some of her favourite objects in the collection.

Read on

All images courtesy of the ROM unless otherwise noted. For Migratory birds: The Baltimore Oriole is a beautiful visitor to many Canadian gardens after their annual migration from Central America. For Beliefs, Ambitions, Achievements, and Experiences: Photo of Fahmida Suleman by Wanda Dobrowlanski.

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