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#ThrowbackThursday: A Very Hot Evening

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

#ThrowbackThursday: Overshot Coverlets

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

Artists of the Floating World, Part I

Written by Josiah Ariyama Supervised by Dr. Asato Ikeda   A Third Gender: Beautiful Youths in Japanese Print s, exhibited at the ROM from May until November, 2016 offers but a glimpse into the lives of Wakashu, or “young companions” living in Edo period Japan (1603-1868). The exhibition not

Sebastian Kvist: Leech Hunter

Sebastian Kvist: Leech Hunter

Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication student Sally McIntyre Sebastian Kvist: The Face of ROM Invertebrates Who is Sebastian Kvist?  When most people think about the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), they think of dinosaurs or mummies. However, it is the invertebrates that live on the ocean

Not just for show: how and why museum specimens are collected

Not just for show: how and why museum specimens are collected

Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication student Samantha Stephens I don’t know which is more overpowering- the dense 35 o C air, or the peculiar rotting scent- but when I opened the first bolted door, both hit me like a powerful wave. The sign on the second door seemed quite appropriate.

Recap: ROM Take Our Kids to Work Day

Recap: ROM Take Our Kids to Work Day

Last week, the ROM hosted a fun-filled Take Our Kids to Work Day for thirteen Grade 9’s on November 2 nd. Welcomed by Dan Sibley,Chief Human Resources Officer, and Nick Bobrow, CFO & Deputy Director, Operations, the kids started the day with a couple of fun ice breaker activities to get to

Artists of the Floating World, Part II

Written by Josiah Ariyama Supervised by Dr. Asato Ikeda   In the sunset years of his life and a hundred years before Perry, Suzuki Harunobu revolutionized the woodblock printing method, rendering previous methods obsolete. In Part II we look at nishiki-e, full-coloured prints from 1765 onward. 

ROMwpy winner Steven Rose- Arctic Photography

ROMwpy winner Steven Rose- Arctic Photography

Last February we awarded Steven Rose, 1st place in our ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. The contest asked participants to share a wildlife photography image via social media and the grand prize was an exclusive trip to the Arctic and Greenland with Quark Expeditions! Steven is now

Farms, Cities, Animals, and the Museum

Farms, Cities, Animals, and the Museum

Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication student Teghan Dodds Goats are not something you’d expect to see within the confines of the city, and especially not on Toronto’s Bloor Street with its upscale shops and prestigious historical buildings. Yet, cities depend on agricultural

What Is “Obscene”? And Who Decides? — Thought and Proposition by the Curator of "A Third Gender"

What Is “Obscene”? And Who Decides? — Thought and Proposition by the Curator of A Third Gender By Asato Ikeda     The Toronto Star ’s art critic Murray Whyte published a generous review of the show A Third Gender, calling it “a quiet landmark of an undeniable social shift.”