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Monthly Archive: December coll
A Pair of 18th Century French Panniers Arrives at the ROM!
Read along as I delve into the process of housing a set of newly acquired 18th century panniers!
Amarna Artifacts in the ROM’s Ancient Egypt Collection
A look at the ROM's massive collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, specifically those from the Armana collection.
Discovery of jumping behaviour in a caterpillar, Calindoea trifascialis, in Vietnam
Former ROM grad student Kim Humphreys (lead author) and I recently published an article in the scientific journal Biology Letters describing yet another fascinating behavior of the caterpillar Calindoea trifascialis.
New Acquisition: Late Triassic Araucarian Conifer
Last week the museum acquired a Late Triassic Araucarian Conifer.
Let there be Light
Our Senior Photographer, Bryan Boyle, shares his process of photographing beautiful Baroque textiles.
Purple Wartybacks, Pink Heelsplitters, and Rayed Beans—Oh my!
Freshwater mussels may have funny names, but the extinction risk faced by many species is no joke...
Meteorites
As the ROM's photographer, I get to see and handle some really neat things.
We’re More Ancient than We Think
We’re More Ancient than We Think: An afternoon with April Hawkins, New World Archaeology Collection Technician.
Old School Still Works
The ROM's Photographer, Bryan Boyle, shares his experience with processing film and why he put these skills to use after the big Toronto storm.
An Ivory Triptych
Every once in a while, well actually more on a very regular basis, some amazing artifacts come to our studio to be photographed.
