Exhibitions and Galleries

Monthly Archive: December Exhi

Viktor&Rolf Dolls come to the ROM

Posted: June 20, 2013 - 14:07 , by royal
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Textiles & Fashions, Exhibitions and Galleries
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Viktor&Rolf with Alexandra Palmer

Appearing at the ROM until the end of June, Viktor&Rolf Dolls. Free admission.

The Making of "Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity" - by Kati Bruch

Posted: June 18, 2013 - 13:57 , by royal
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Biodiversity, Curator's Corner, Schad Gallery of Biodviersity, Exhibitions and Galleries, Programs and Events
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White Rhino in the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity

On Saturday, June 29, 2013 come visit the "Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity" to participate in our special Curator's Corner event from 11am to 4pm. Celebrate the 4th birthday of the gallery by playing our "You be the Curator" and "Fact or Fiction" games. Visit Earth Rangers Studio to learn more!

Writing on Walls - conversation with Gallery Text Editor, Christine Caroppo

Posted: June 13, 2013 - 13:37 , by royal
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Behind-the-scenes, Staff, Exhibitions and Galleries, People
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Image of gallery text for the GENESIS exhbition

Gallery text is everywhere, but where does it come from?

Faces to Remember: Chinese Portraits of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1911)

Posted: June 5, 2013 - 14:39 , by ROM
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Exhibitions and Galleries, Collections, World Culture
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Portrait of the elderly Master Jing. By an anonymous painter. Hanging scroll in ink and colour on paper. Qing dynasty, ca. 1768. The George Crofts Collection. Gift of Mrs. H.D. Warren. 921.32.98

Currently on display in the Herman Herzog Levy Gallery from May 18, 2013 to February 23, 2014 is the exhibition Faces to Remember: Chinese Portraits of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1911).  Located on Level 1 of the ROM’s Philosophers’ Walk building, the Levy Gallery is the Museum's main venue for its diverse slate of rotating East Asian exhibitions - themed displays drawn from the ROM’s vast collections of Chinese, Japanese and Korean artifacts.

The Making of Mesopotamia

Posted: June 5, 2013 - 11:14 , by royal
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Behind-the-scenes, Mesopotamia, Exhibitions and Galleries, Collections
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Take a look behind the scenes as we prepare for the opening of the Mesopotamia exhibition on June 22. 

Accessibility Awareness Week 2013 Spotlight - Alexis Pastuch

Posted: May 31, 2013 - 10:30 , by ROM
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Accessibility, Exhibitions and Galleries
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Alexis Pastuch takes in an exhibition at the ROM

Alexis Pastuch has been a member of the ROM’s Accessibility Advisory Committee since 2010

Accessibility Awareness Week Spotlight 2013 - Adam Roy Cohoon

Posted: May 29, 2013 - 10:30 , by ROM
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Accessibility, Exhibitions and Galleries
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Adam Roy Cohoon visits the ROM

Adam Roy Cohoon is an active member of the ROM's accessibility advocacy community

The Cat's Tomb

Posted: May 24, 2013 - 13:30 , by royal
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Programs and Events, Exhibitions and Galleries, Collections
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Image of cat's eyes

Special display in the Ancient Egypt gallery, Summer 2013

Conservator in the House – In-situ Conservation of the “Tree Cookie”

Posted: May 8, 2013 - 09:21 , by Nicole Richards
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Biodiversity, Exhibitions and Galleries, Conservation
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Heidi Sobol conducting conservation work with Tree Cookie

Find out what Heidi Sobol, Senior Conservator of Paintings is up to in the Schad Gallery!

How to display the past.....Part 3: Curatorial Perspectives

Posted: April 23, 2013 - 13:56 , by ROM
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Behind-the-scenes, Greece and Rome, Ancient Cultures, Exhibitions and Galleries
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How do curators put together a museum display?  Find out in my third installment of this behind-the-scenes tour.