Search

Viewing 1 - 10 of 21 results

Collections: Art and Culture

lections Indigenous Americas 35,000 Artworks and Objects Archaeology of the Americas 386,000 Artworks and Objects Canada 40,000 Artworks and Objects Ancient Egypt & Nubia 71,000 Artworks and Objects Ancient Greece & Rome 53,000 Artworks and Objects Ancient Near East 242,000 Artworks and

Welcome to 4 Billion Years of Wonder

-face with stories from our vast art, culture, and nature collections. Summer Club groups welcome kids ages 5-16 with week-long themed programs. From ancient Egypt to prehistoric dinosaurs, there's something for everyone. Get Ready for Summer Saturday Club Eight weeks of fun-filled,

Group 2: Early Examples

The Coptic Legacy  Christian Egyptians were known as Copts. They continued to dominate the textile industry after the Muslim conquest of Egypt, working in the materials and techniques most familiar to them. Imported silks from Sasanian Iran and Byzantium, woven on the drawloom, were copied in

Group 1: Introduction

Cairo Under Wraps: Early Islamic Textiles  What we know about textiles from the early days of Islam comes primarily from Egypt, where fragile materials—linen, cotton, wool, silk—have been preserved in the dry soil as burial shrouds. This exhibition displays textiles from the first six

Charles T. Currelly

Charles Trick Currelly, more than anyone else, created the art and archaeology collections of the ROM. Currelly was born at Exeter, Ontario in 1876. Although trained as a Methodist minister, following his graduation from the University of Toronto, he devoted himself to archaeological work, first in

Descriptive Audio Tour: Transcript

Introduction When you hear the word Iraq, what images spring to mind? Desert landscapes? Military trucks? The events of the 20 th and 21 st centuries, from the First Gulf War to the American Invasion in 2003, have coloured how many of us view this part of the world. Five thousands years ago,

Group 3: Abbasid & Early Fatimid tiraz

Abbasid tiraz Arrival of the Fatimids in Cairo The first Muslim dynasty, the Umayyad, fell to the Abbasids in 750, and the capital moved from Damascus (Syria) to Baghdad (Iraq). Here the Abbasid Caliph ruled an empire stretching from North Africa to Afghanistan. The Caliph’s display of wealth and

Group 8: Everyday life

Coinage Another such prerogative was coinage regality, the right to have coins minted in one’s own name. It was strictly enforced and, therefore, coins most exactly speak to historians about the extension of an area claimed by a ruler. In Egypt, the capital Misr (Old Cairo) — where the making

Sir Robert Ludwig Mond

A chemist, industrialist and archaeologist, Sir Robert Ludwig Mond followed the motto: “Make yourself necessary”. Born to a famous chemist, Sir Robert Mond carried out research in his father’s firm which in 1926 was incorporated into Imperial Chemical Industries. In the early 1900s, he was

Sir Edmund Boyd Osler

Sir Edmund Boyd Osler gave generously to foster the foundation and growth of the Museum. Edmund Osler started his business career as a clerk in the Bank of Upper Canada. He later became president of several companies including the Ontario and Quebec Railway and the Dominion Bank, and a director of