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Monthly Archive: December ROM
Tattoos: Glossary
One in five Canadians has at least one tattoo, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who sports a Haida symbol on his left shoulder. Tattoos have moved into the mainstream, companies have begun to relax rules on visible tattos in the workplace. The new exhibition charts the journey of tattooing from its deep historical and global roots, via its marginalizaiton, to its current revival in many cultures around the world. Here are six essential tattoo terms to know while walking through the Tattoos exhibition:
Learn more about our PokéStops!
Our ROM Learning team take a deeper look at our PokéStops
ROM Research: Detailing Wendiceratops
David Evans and Michael Ryan reveal a spectacular new species of ceratopsian, Wendiceratops was approximately 6 metres from nose to tail and weighed more than a ton (2,000 lbs).
Guest blog by Shiona M. Mackenzie.
Member Profile: Family Visit
Jason Donkervoort shares why the ROM is his family's favourite place to visit.
How often do you visit the ROM?
We visit at least twice a month.
What inspired your first visit to the ROM?
The kids.They wanted to see the dinosaurs, especially the Ultimate Dinosaurs exhibition.
If you could bring one person to visit the ROM with you, who would it be?
Tattoos: Japan
Guest blog by Asato Ikeda, Curator (Bishop White Postdoctoral Fellow of Japanese Art).
Blue Whale Research
Scientific study and preservation continue for the ROM’s Blue Whale
The Tattoo Hunter
Guest blog by Doug Wallace
Anthropologist Lars Krutak has documented the tattoo traditions of Indigenous people all over the world, from the Amazon to the high Arctic.
New Acquisitions: Screening Process
Ever wonder what the process is whenever the ROM gets a new acquisitions? Well wonder no more! Here is the general process of how the ROM screens new acquisitions.
Profile: Canada's First Lady of Literature
Eleanor Wachtel is a Canadian writer and broadcaster, and host of the CBC Radio’s popular literary show Writers & Company. Over the 26 years Wachtel has been hosting her show, she has interviewed some of the most compelling figures in Canadian literature, including Saul Bellow, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, and Mordecai Richler. Wachtel is renowned for turning the traditional interview into an in-depth portrait of her subject.
Tattoos: 7 Common Styles
The Tattoos exhibition features many different kinds of tattoos both historical and contemporary. There are seven basic contemporary tattoo styles listed below. Let us know in the comments if you have ink that fit in one of these styles.
1. Japanese
Often derived from watercolour inspired artwork, as well as word and phrase tattoos.
