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Anne Tanenbaum Lecture Series: Pnina Shor

Pnina Shor (Head of the Department for the Treatment and Conservation of Artifacts, Israel Antiquities Authority) discusses the challenges and process of conserving and preserving the fragile Dead Sea Scrolls for future generations. The opinions expressed in this lecture are those of the speaker

Anne Tanenbaum Lecture Series: Dr. Emanuel Tov

Dr. Emanuel Tov (J.L. Magnes Professor of Bible, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and Editor-in-Chief, Dead Sea Scrolls Publication Project) focuses on the activities of the scribes who lived at Qumran. Lecture details range from the preparation of the leather to the actual writing in columns, and

Anne Tanenbaum Lecture Series: Dr. Hindy Najman

Dr. Hindy Najman (Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies and Associate Professor of Ancient Judaism in the Department and Centre for the Study Religion at the University of Toronto) sheds light on the claim that revelation did not cease in the Second Temple period, but was understood to persist

The Conversation: Hiroshi Sugimoto-Daniel Libeskind

Highlights from a discussion between the artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, History of History exhibition, and Daniel Libeskind, architect of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal; recorded on May 31, the special event was presented by the Institute for Contemporary Culture.

An Evening with Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep, one of today's true Hollywood icons, visited the ROM for an evening of thoughtful reflection and discussion. Interviewed by Johanna Schneller, the Globe and Mail's film critic, this lecture was associated with The Question of Celebrity programming series which explores fame

2010 Vaughan Lecture: New Directions in Dinosaur Research

Dr. David Evans highlights some of the ROM's latest field projects and newest dinosaur discoveries. The ROM dinosaur research program is currently expanding at an unprecedented rate, with many new and exciting lab and field projects taking place across the globe, from Mongolia, to South

Finding Your Inner Fish

Listen as Neil Shubin of the University of Chicago tells the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body through the fossils and DNA of our cousins in the living world.

Isadore Sharp: Motel to Mogul

Isadore Sharp, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, spoke at the Royal Ontario Museum on May 18 as the first in the Director's Signature Lecture Series. Listen as he shares his thoughts on leadership, success and accomplishment. Introduction by

Building Up and Digging Down: New Archaeological Evidence for Construction of the Tomb Complex of the First Emperor

Explore the construction of the First Emperor's vast tomb complex and how recent discoveries have changed our understanding its construction. Dr. Chen Shen, Senior Curator and Bishop White Chair, East Asia Art & Archaeology and curator of The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta

Law and War in the Making of the Chinese Empire

China's terracotta army is internationally recognized, but the discovery of the legal documents of the Qin state is known only to specialists. Robin D. S. Yates, James McGill Professor of History and East Asian Studies at McGill University, explores what these important documents tell us about