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ROM Research Colloquium: David Rudkin

ROM Research Colloquium: David Rudkin

Name: Dave Rudkin Title: Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and applied sciences. Free (Museum admission not included). Signy &

ROM Research Colloquium: Ryan Dodge

ROM Research Colloquium: Ryan Dodge

Name: Ryan Dodge Title: Social Media Coordinator On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and applied sciences. Free (Museum admission not included). Signy & Cléophée Eaton Theatre.

ROM Research Colloquium: Kim Tait

ROM Research Colloquium: Kim Tait

Name:  Kim Tait Title: Geology of the Rapid Creek On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and applied sciences. Free (Museum admission not included). Signy & Cléophée Eaton Theatre.

ROM Research Colloquium: Justin Jennings

ROM Research Colloquium: Justin Jennings

Name: Justin Jennings Title: Associate Curate of New World Archaeology On February 8th from 9:15am to 6:30pm ROM experts deliver fascinating 15-minute presentations on the latest research in the arts, archaeology and pure and applied sciences. Free (Museum admission not included).  One of the

ROM Research Colloquium: Santiago Sanchez-Ramirez

ROM Research Colloquium: Santiago Sanchez-Ramirez

Name: Santiago Sanchez-Ramirez Title: A Tale on the Caesar's Mushroom What does the Roman emperor Julius Caesar, the Mayas, Central African tribes and Himalayan sherpas have in common? They all appreciate the delicate taste of an Amanita mushroom! Amanita mushrooms are widespread in forest

Student Performers Kick Off Black History Month at the ROM

Student Performers Kick Off Black History Month at the ROM

By: Hannah Stewart A  media event was held at the ROM on Thursday, January 31, 2013 to kick off Black History Month programming and to celebrate a new community access partnership. Vistors to the Museum enjoyed an unexpected performance as over 80 students from the Toronto Catholic District school

How to display the past….. Part 2: Collecting

In my last post  I mentioned that various factors (sometimes pure chance) shaped a museum collection, and so affected the look of a public display.  Here, I illustrate this by exploring the collection history of one particularly famous (even infamous) object.  This ivory and gold figurine has

LEGO Maya Pyramid building for ROM March Break

 Fifty years ago, a tinny, lurching propeller plane circled above the tropical plain of Belize about 10 kilometres in from the Caribbean coastline. Below, amid a dark patch of forest, tiny slivers of chalky, exposed limestone peeked through the canopy. For the co-pilot that day, a young ROM

Travels in India, part 5

Senior Preparator, Bob Walsh was asked to give a talk on his specialty, exhibit lighting design, by the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, India. http://www.nid.edu/ Bob has been there for over a two weeks now and here is his last post from India.   Linking Sarkhej   I'm

Komodo Dragon Preparation, Step 3: Cleaning and Articulating the Bones

Komodo Dragon Preparation, Step 3: Cleaning and Articulating the Bones

The bugs in our infamous Bug Room here at the ROM did an amazing job cleaning our Komodo Dragon bones. However, there was still some manual cleaning required. Luckily, there were dozens of volunteers ready to assist in the process; removing pieces of tendon or dried bits of muscle that the Hide