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Monthly Archive: December Tech

Minecraft and Museums together at the ROM

Posted: April 16, 2018 - 14:57 , by Sarah Elliott
a Minecraft tower with red, yellow, and purple roads leading in different directions away from it

For over a year, the Learning Department has been hard at work on the development of a new approach to museum virtual visits: building an online experience using an adventure map in Minecraft to teach elementary students about Responsible Mining. We’re excited to announce that we have reached the pilot testing phase!

Pacifist Males & Warrior Females

Posted: November 21, 2014 - 16:36 , by Deepali Dewan

About a hundred year ago, mass produced colour lithographs proliferated across the South Asian subcontinent creating new imaginary communities through a shared visual imagery. In this new kind of visual culture, hero images seemed to flip traditional gender roles by being dominated by warrior females and pacifist males. Written by Deepali Dewan

My Experience as a Web Intern at the ROM

Posted: July 31, 2014 - 15:14 , by royal
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Behind the entrance to the Bat Cave, is this delightful diorama of deer in the forest. This reminded me so much of the forest diorama at The Royal British Columbia Museum.  Photos by Jaime Clifton-Ross (left) and Royal British Columbia Museum (right).

Jaime Clifton-Ross reflects on her Summer 2014 internship at the ROM.

Google+ Hangout on Air: Butterflies of Ontario

Posted: June 23, 2014 - 11:29 , by ROM
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Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes

Join us on July 16th at 2pm EST for our next Google+ Hangout on Air as we chat about the new ROM Field Guide to Butterflies of Ontario!

Sharing of Museum Biodiversity Data on the Web

Posted: June 5, 2014 - 11:50 , by royal
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Map of the world.

Learn about where you can find open source data from our biodiversity collections

The ROM's presence on Social Media

Posted: May 2, 2014 - 10:00 , by ROM
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Business Cards listing the new social media accounts.

A BIG annoucement and a little shift in how we do social at the museum. 

Join us for #MuseumWeek

Posted: March 21, 2014 - 09:18 , by ROM
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#MuseumWeek

Museums around the world will gather on Twitter for #MuseumWeek, Mar. 24-30th, 2014

Applify Your Museum Visit

Posted: March 12, 2014 - 12:33 , by Amanda Girgis
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Graphic with sea of app icons

Mobile Apps bridge the physical and digital world for improved communication and enriched interactivity -- See how these apps can enhance your next visit to the ROM!

Launch of Doodle 4 Google Exhibition

Posted: February 27, 2014 - 12:55 , by David McKay
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CBC Tweet of Google 4 Doodle Winner

At an event at the ROM on February 25, 2014, Cindy Tang was announced as the National Winner of Canada’s first ever Doodle 4 Google contest.  

10 Birds You'll Love More Than Flappy Bird

Posted: February 14, 2014 - 09:07 , by Amanda Girgis
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FlappyBird

10 birds in the ROM's collection you'll love more than Flappy Bird.