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Celebrating 10 years of ROM support

Celebrating 10 years of ROM support

Hosted by technology expert and journalist Kris Abel, YPC Speaks celebrated 10 extraordinary years of the Young Patrons Circle (YPC) by exploring how we interact with our world through technology. This fun night of cocktails and conversation took place at the ROM on February 25, 2015, and featured:

Meet Claude Tambu, YPC Chair

Meet Claude Tambu, YPC Chair

A YPC member since 2011, Claude Tambu is a Senior Infrastructure Consultant at Tuor Networks Inc. He grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo and is a world traveller and an avid runner. We sat down with Claude to learn more about his philanthropy and love for the ROM. Why did you join YPC? To

A Great Ship's Bell Tolls Again

A Great Ship's Bell Tolls Again

On September 7, 2014, one of Canada’s greatest mysteries was solved when the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition team discovered Her Majesty’s Ship Erebus off the coast of Nunavut. After more than 160 years of searching to understand the fate of English explorer Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated

A Night in Pompeii

A Night in Pompeii

The ROM proudly welcomed 200 guests for an unforgettable evening of Pompeian flair and style in celebration of the Canadian premiere of  Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano   on Tuesday, June 9. 2015. Guests enjoyed an exclusive preview of this highly anticipated show, an exquisite dining

My Favourite Object: A "Tell Minis" Style Lustre-Ware Bowl

This beautiful bowl, ROM Accession number  960.219.2,  was made in Syria between about AD 1075-1125, and if you read this story, you will find out why I would really like to meet the person that made it.     The first thing you notice about this bowl is its decoration. It looks lile a sphinx, a

Museum Monday with Melissa- March 30, 2015

Museum Monday with Melissa- March 30, 2015

Hope you all had a great #PROMX and #MuseumWeek! This past week was quite busy and eventful.   This coming week will be more focused on workshops and learning in creative ways. Here’s a few things to take part in this week. Young adults will enjoy this week’s ROM Speaks event entitled “

Meet Miss Martin: Behind the Scenes at the ROM Library & Archives

Meet Miss Martin: Behind the Scenes at the ROM Library & Archives

By Nicole Marcogliese Every day for the past couple months I’ve been weaving my way through the first floor galleries searching for an ordinary door, down an ordinary hallway, in order to go somewhere extraordinary: the ROM Library & Archives. Inside the library you can find not only

Cooking up History: Historical Recipe Books

Cooking up History: Historical Recipe Books

The cookbooks of the past provide information about diet and habits, as well as telling us which foods were expensive treats, and which were commonly available. Many of the foods that appear regularly through the centuries are not often eaten today, like pickled eel, fried lamprey, and cow-heel

National Volunteer Week | Volunteer Spotlight: Helen Hatton

National Volunteer Week | Volunteer Spotlight: Helen Hatton

After one of her shifts at the Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery, ROM volunteer Helen Hatton said to her husband, “Honey, do you want to hear about the sex life of hissing cockroaches?” Her husband, whom Helen describes as “a delightful retired geek,” calmly replied, “Let’s have a drink