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Blue Whale Research

Blue Whale Research

Scientific study and preservation continue for the ROM’s Blue Whale Guest blog by Jacqueline Miller, Mammalian Technician The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived. What are the advantages to being so large? What are the disadvantages? There are advantages to being large,

Profile: Canada's Astronaut

Profile: Canada's Astronaut

Chris Hadfield sits down with ROM M agazine and talks space, dinos, and risk. We’re eager to hear about your favourite objects and places at the ROM, but we don’t get to chat with astronauts very often, so we’re hoping to ask a few questions about your space travels first…  Thinking back

A Family's Gift Inspired by a Mother's Dedication

A Family's Gift Inspired by a Mother's Dedication

For the past 40 years, the ROM has been Barbara Chisholm’s main volunteer endeavour. She has guided thousands of visitors through the Museum, sharing her love of decorative arts and European history with the public, a delight to all those with the good fortune to experience her lively and

Exhibit A: Dior Dress

Exhibit A: Dior Dress

“In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.” — Christian Dior  Commissioned by the ROM,  Passage #5 was designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior Haute Couture. This dramatic coat-dress was inspired by fashion illustrator René

National Volunteer Week 2016

Today marks the start of National Volunteer Week. The ROM is supported by a vibrant and passionate community of volunteers that contribute to making the Museum an exceptional place to visit. Throughout the week, please check the screens in Hyacinth Gloria Chen Crystal Court, the ROM blog and social

National Volunteer Week 2016 | The Best Thing About ROM Camp

National Volunteer Week 2016 | The Best Thing About ROM Camp

By: Kiron Mukherjee, ROMKids Coordinator When we receive our evaluation forms back at the end of every session of camp, our number one piece of positive feedback is not what you may think.  It's not  Futalognkosaurus, or Djedmaatesankh. The giant squid, the Ming Tomb. It's not the

National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Joe Moysiuk

By: Peter Fenton Joe Moysiuk is a volunteer in the ROM Invertebrate Palaeobiology team Joe Moysiuk has been involved with the ROM since he was a young child, collecting fossils and bringing them here for identification. Joe joined the ROM "officially" in 2012 as a highschool coop student

National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Tony Steede

By Katherine Dunnell, Mineralogy & Geology Technician Tony Steede is a volunteer in the Earth Science Department. Earth Science is indebted to the base of volunteers that work with us and within our collections every day.   We currently have seven volunteers working with us with various

Family Camera: Mystery Missionary

  by Aliya Mazari, M.A. student, Photography Preservation and Collections Management, Ryerson University Many family photos in museum collections have been separated from their family histories, thus falling into the category of “orphaned” photos. Why does this separation happen? Does the