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RIVERDALE: EAST OF THE DON

Posted: October 19, 2015 - 15:37 , by royal
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Friends of the Canadian Collections (FCC) / Amis des Collections Canadiennes (ACC)

Presents

RIVERDALE: EAST OF THE DON - How did it begin? Who were some of its celebrities?

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 11am

Place: Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre

FREE with ROM admission

Remembering Mr. Francesco Grosso

Posted: September 24, 2015 - 10:28 , by royal
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Many staff, volunteers, and visitors may remember Mr. Francesco Grosso, who was part of ROM life for 45 years as he entertained and captivated young and older audiences at our Queen's Park entrance with his travelling push-cart filled with treasures and treats. Visitors and staff, and more recently their grandchildren, often looked for him and asked after him. We are very sorry to learn of Mr. Grosso's passing last week. 

August Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Meteorite ID Clinic

Posted: August 27, 2015 - 12:54 , by royal
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Plesiosaur vertbra

The ROM's August ID clinic had a steady flow of visitors up to the museum closing at 5:30pm.

Japanese Art Collection at the ROM

Posted: July 21, 2015 - 09:54 , by royal
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Hawking Party in Front of Mount Fuji; Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806); Paper, Oban triptych format, woodblock-printed with seven colours; Japan; Edo period; circa 1790 AD, ca 1800; 926.18.424; Length 58cm; Width 95cm

The Japanese art collection at the ROM includes approximately 10,000 objects: it is the largest collection of the kind in Canada. The largest number of Japanese items is from the Edo period (1601-1868). Among them are lacquer works, such as incense containers and writing boxes beautifully decorated with gold leaf, which would have embellished people’s everyday lives. “Samurai art,” such as armour, helmets, saddles, spears, and tsuba (sword guards), some of which date from before the Edo period, is also represented.

The restudy of the iconic Hallucigenia animal from Burgess Shale

Posted: June 24, 2015 - 13:00 , by royal
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New research published today in the journal Nature describes a newly-discovered 'ring of teeth' in an otherworldly creature from half a billion years ago.  

ROM Style: Asian Inspired

Posted: June 23, 2015 - 08:40 , by royal
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Large and small brass seated Buddha statues.

Visit the ROM Boutique and bring home the treasures of a well-travelled collector.

Tsuu T'ina Jr. Sr. High visits the ROM

Posted: June 17, 2015 - 10:13 , by royal
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Group photo of Tsuu T'ina Jr. Sr. High School students

It came as a surprise yesterday when Marie Menard wrote that she had brought her grade nine class from Tsuu T'ina Jr. Sr. High School all the way to Toronto and would like me to meet with them at the ROM the next day. Today I had the pleasure of meeting these warm and well-mannered students.

Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano Opens with a Bang

Posted: June 16, 2015 - 08:09 , by royal
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Volcano Projection on the Royal Ontario Museum

If you happened to go by the ROM at night last week, you might notice that we were looking quite....volcanic. Over the week, the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal was the canvas for an outdoor activation that featured an animated Mt Vesuvius.  The volcano got more and more active, culminating in an explosive show on Friday night for the opening of Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano.  See it at the ROM until January 3.

Fashion Follows Winning Form

Posted: June 15, 2015 - 15:13 , by royal
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Entrance view of the exhibition Fashion Follows Form

The ROM’s Fashion Follows Form exhibition, which was featured in ROM magazine in the Summer 2014 issue, has won The Richard Martin Exhibition Award, an annual award given by the Costume Society of America.   

How accurate are the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park?

Posted: June 12, 2015 - 12:04 , by royal
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Cineplex speaks to the ROM's own Dr. David Evans, Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, to find out.