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Fashionable synergies: the handweaving arts of the Western Indian Ocean World
It is now widely recognized that cloth has linked the world for centuries, if not millennia, and driven much of the global economy since ancient times. The desire to adorn oneself and one’s home in sturdy or beautiful textiles has driven humans to trade across thousands of miles, and to develop
One hundred years, one hundred donors: Charles T. Currelly as cloth collector
In 2014 the ROM celebrates 100 years of existence. This research project maps the early collecting of textiles at the Museum, especially the pioneering work of Charles T. Currelly, founding director of one of the Museum’s constituent bodies, the Royal Ontario Museum of Archeology. From 1902 until
In Living Colour: the ROM’s unique collection of textiles from Madagascar
The ROM is home to over 50,000 textiles and costumes. Fifty-four of these come from the African island of Madagascar. That number may sound small, but it represents the second largest collection of Malagasy textiles in North America. And among them are some of the most intriguing and admirable
Dressing the Kings and Queens of Madagascar, ca. 1810-1900
The royal court of the island nation of Madagascar – which lies off the coast of East Africa – adopted Western-style dress for itself and its elite military troops many decades before similar movements in Japan, Thailand or Turkey. The instigator was King Radama I (1793-1828), who by 1817 was
The Handweaving Arts of Madagascar
This ongoing research project aims to document in detail the vibrant handweaving and dress traditions of Madagascar, a large island lying off the east coast of Africa. Historically one of the region's major weaving centres, Madagascar is home to a wide range of fibres, dyes and costume styles.
Conservation of Migratory Shorebirds
Migratory shorebirds are true wonders of the natural world. Each year, they undertake grueling migrations of up to 30,000 km from their wintering grounds in South America to their breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic, and back again. Along the way, they stop at various staging points to rest and
Zuul, Destroyer of Shins
Meet Zuul crurivastator, a new armoured dinosaur! Zuul ’s skeleton is one of the most complete ever found for an ankylosaur, and has an amazingly preserved spiky tail and tail club. Meet Zuul Scientific Name: Zuul crurivastator Pronunciation: ZOOL (like ‘school’) CRER-eh-vass-TATE-or Name
National Museum of Korea’s Digital Asset Project
In 2015 the ROM was awarded funding from the National Museum of Korea, this organization supports programs for Korean galleries in overseas museums. Over the years the Korean Galleries Overseas Support Program has collaborated with several institutions and participated in numerous projects,
Canadian Barcode of Life Initiative
Less than 10% of the planet’s estimated 100 million species have been identified and described. With the rate of species extinction at an unprecedented level, it is now more important than ever to discover and document the incredible diversity of life on Earth. Traditionally, species were
Cloth Cultures: Future Legacies of Dorothy K. Burnham
An International Conference at the Royal Ontario Museum November 9–11, 2017 During Canada’s 2017 Sesquicentennial celebrations, the Royal Ontario Museum hosted an international conference to explore the material culture of textiles through the work and legacies of Dorothy K. Burnham