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Ancient Peru Unearthed: Preview

William Thorsell (Director & CEO) and Justin Jennings (Associate Curator) address the audience at the media preview of the exhibition Ancient Peru Unearthed.

Huaca Loro

Audio tour excerpt by Associate Curator Justin Jennings on Sicán sacred places, huacas, their layout and function, and the rituals and ceremonies held on these platform mounds, especially at Huaca Loro.

The Sicán Archaeological Project

Audio tour excerpt by Associate Curator Justin Jennings on the work of the Sicán Archaeological Project, including the 1995-1996 excavation of the West Tomb containing 23 individuals, and the 2006 discovery of a cemetery with 21 intact tombs.

Palenque: The Art and History of an Ancient Maya Royal Court

David Stuart is the Linda and David Schele Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin. He has conducted field research at archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, and remains actively engaged in several large-scale excavation projects in the Maya

Chocolate: The Bitter Truth

Carol Off, author of Bitter Chocolate: Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet, exposes the reality of the chocolate industry.

Reconsidering Ideas About Early Maya Political Organization

Helen R. Haines is a Research Associate at the Archaeological Research Centre and teaches with the Department of Anthropology at Trent University and the University of Toronto.

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo: Delphos Dress

Audio tour excerpt on fashion designer Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo and his elegant Delphos dress on display in Italian Arts & Design.

Lang Lang Q&A at the ROM

Meet Lang Lang and discover the inspiration, personality and appeal of this celebrated young pianist. Lang Lang performed at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and on September 21, 2008 Peter Oundijian of the Toronto Symphony interviewed him at the ROM.

Canada's Oceans & YOU: Rising Sea

In very short order, two crews, one from the ROM and one from our contractor MCM, worked together to create a suspended ocean canopy for a special installation in the Green Living Show, complete with sharks and other fishes, whales, and birds, including a Bald Eagle.

Bollywood Cinema Showcards: Indian Film Art from the 1950s to the 1980s

Interview with Deepali Dewan, Curator of South Asian Visual Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum.