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Mesopotamia Lectures (Archive)

An archive of past lectures from the Explore Mesopotamia lecture series. Syria Today: Hmanitarian Crisis and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage  (December 10, 2013) Stephen Cornish,  executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Canada. Clemens Reichel,

Michael Lockhart

Michael Lockhart

Each month, we profile a passionate member of the ROM's Young Patrons Circle, whose philanthropy is bringing art, nature and culture to life at the Museum. Meet Michael Lockhart, Vice-Chair of the YPC Committee.  What is your occupation?  Digital Strategist at the Ontario Pension Board.

REER/FERR/régimes de retraite

Pour beaucoup de gens, le montant d’impôts qu’ils doivent l’année de leur décès est supérieur à la somme qu’ils ont payée n’importe quelle autre année. L’une des raisons possibles serait le revenu supplémentaire produit par la disposition présumée de certains biens au

Dr. Catherine Forster: Dinosaur Hunter

Meet Catherine Forester, the first speaker in our Dinosaur Hunter SpeakerSeries. If you thought all dinosaur hunters were men, you’d be wrong. Our first palaeontologist in the Dinosaur Hunters Speaker Series, which starts this Sunday September 9, is Dr. Catherine Forster. She has toughed it out

Interview: Egyptologist Barry Kemp

Interview: Egyptologist Barry Kemp

By Laura Ranieri Q: What brought you to Amarna initially? A: I first became interested in how the towns and cities of ancient Egypt worked following a [1970] conference in London called “Man, Settlement and Urbanism.” I was asked to write a paper: “Temple and Town in Ancient Egypt.” I came

A Magical Place named Wide Waters

On a chilly February evening, Dr. David Stuart of the University of Texas at Austin shared his enthusiasm for the Maya site of Palenque, and took the ROM audience to a very different time and place. His lecture, entitled Palenque: The Art and History of an Ancient Maya Court, covered several

Weapon Wednesday: a Romano-Egyptian sword hilt

Weapon Wednesday: a Romano-Egyptian sword hilt

This object (910.175.328) is actually a part of a weapon, but a very important one, acquired before 1910 in Cairo by Charles Currelly and presently in the Eaton Gallery of Rome. It is the cast bronze hilt of a sword. It depicts a bird's head, which is actually the Horus falcon, as it has the