Recent Acquisitions

Monthly Archive: December Rece

Of India and Modernism: Youngo Verma

Posted: April 30, 2014 - 16:58 , by Deepali Dewan
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South Asia, India, World Culture, Contemporary Culture, Recent Acquisitions, Collections
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Youngo Verma (1938-2014), Tantra 21, New Dehi, India, Graphite on Paper, 1981, 36 x 48 inches. ROM 2014.14.1

Objects and stories from Namibia

Posted: September 17, 2013 - 14:40 , by ROM
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Africa, Himba, Recent Acquisitions, Research, Collections, World Culture
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Women and children in the village of Ohungumure

The ROM recently acquired several Himba (from the northwestern Kuenene Region of Namibia) accessories and garments collected by Paul Welhauser, the founder of Nharo!

New Acquisition: Late Triassic Araucarian Conifer

Posted: July 22, 2013 - 12:00 , by ROM
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Palaeontology, Recent Acquisitions, Collections
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Inside the shipping room, inspecting a wooden crate

Last week the museum acquired a Late Triassic Araucarian Conifer.

Bring on the Welcoming Committee: Doni the Komodo Dragon is Here

Posted: March 20, 2013 - 16:24 , by Nicole Richards
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Recent Acquisitions, Biodiversity, Collections, Education & Engagement
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A close-up of the Komodo Dragon in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity

It's taken over a year to get this specimen ready, but the newest addition for the Schad Gallery was worth the wait.

Great Collections Make Great Museums: Constantinian Era Pendant

Posted: July 27, 2012 - 09:00 , by royal
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Collections, What's New, World Culture, Recent Acquisitions
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Great Collections Make Great Museums – An ongoing blog describing recent acquisitions added to the Greek, Etruscan, Roman or Byzantine Collections.

A gold pendant flanked with red gems with a silver inset depicting three human figures.

A Rare and Beautiful Bird

Posted: January 5, 2012 - 11:55 , by royal
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Collections, Natural History, What's New, Biodiversity, Canada, Nature, Research, Recent Acquisitions
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A closer look at a living barn owl perched.

Their distinctive heart-shaped face actually helps improve their hearing. With lop-sided ears, they can easily pinpoint prey with sound alone. Photo by Steve Brace

Southern Alberta field collection 2011 has arrived!

Posted: November 18, 2011 - 12:00 , by royal
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Collections, Natural History, Dinosaurs, Fossil, Palaeontology, From the Field, Recent Acquisitions
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Fossils wrapped in plaster with labels written on the outside

Marked field jackets containing horned dinosaur bones from the McPheeter’s bonebed (MBB) and the South Side Ceratopsian (SSC).

Changing of the guard – Schad Gallery welcomes North America’s largest land animal

Posted: July 21, 2011 - 09:32 , by royal
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Collections, Exhibitions and Galleries, Natural History, What's New, Biodiversity, Canada, Nature, Recent Acquisitions
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A long awaited addition to the Royal Ontario Museum was installed today in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity. Our new North American Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) wears his shaggy winter coat and munches on grass, a key component of his vegetarian diet. Weighing about 360 kg (or 800 lbs) today, this large specimen was prepared for the ROM by the same taxidermist who prepared the White Rhino also on display in the Schad Gallery.