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#ThrowbackThursday: Big Labels for Old Drafts
In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka
A Magical Place named Wide Waters
On a chilly February evening, Dr. David Stuart of the University of Texas at Austin shared his enthusiasm for the Maya site of Palenque, and took the ROM audience to a very different time and place. His lecture, entitled Palenque: The Art and History of an Ancient Maya Court, covered several
Objects and stories from Namibia
Sometimes collections grow out of chance encounters and long distance personal relationships. A couple of years ago, I was put in touch with Nharo!, a Toronto based fair trade company, by my colleague Trudy Nicks, who is a passionate explorer of the CNE international pavilion. Last year, this
Meroe
In recent years the team’s activities concentrated on the study of the Amun Temple, the second largest Kushite temple in Nubia In 1999, a joint ROM-University of Khartoum expedition to Meroe was formed to explore and protect the ruins of the ancient capital of the Sudan. The first full excavation
Discoveries at Harvard – ROM expertise at work
This week I am in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Harvard Art Museums here are rebuilding, and planning new galleries, and have also acquired a new collection of pottery from the Middle East. So they have flown me down here for the week on an all-expenses-paid visit, to look at their Islamic
Mohammad Al Zaibak and Family Support Mesopotamia
ROM Trustee a Lead Exhibit Patron ROM Trustee Mohammad Al Zaibak has been a strong ROM supporter for the past 13 years. A member of the Royal Patrons Circle since 2008, he has given considerable time and financial support to numerous Museum projects. “This exhibition illustrates the incredible
A SILURIAN “SHARK” TALE
What comes to mind when you hear or read the word “jaws”? For many, it will be the eponymous 1975 Hollywood blockbuster, starring a memorable mechanical menace in the form of a ravenous Great White Shark – along with a few notable human actors, of course. Or perhaps it invokes images of
Next Stop Mars! New NASA Rover Launched
By Brendt Hyde, Mineralogy Technician Curiosity starts its journey towards Mars! (Image Credit NASA/Scott Andrews/Canon) On November 26, 2011 at 10:02 am EST, NASA successfully launched its next rover, Curiosity, towards Mars. As discussed on the ROM Blog in November, Curiosity will help to
Member ROMWalk: Yorkville (June 22)
Exclusively for ROM Members. Registration begins May 21. Once a tollgate village outside the city, Yorkville has since become a vibrant part of Toronto. Showing uniquely individual identities over the years – from blossoming residential suburb to counterculture hub to high-end retail
Member ROMWalk: Yorkville (Aug 3)
Exclusively for ROM Members. Registration begins July 4. Once a tollgate village outside the city, Yorkville has since become a vibrant part of Toronto. Showing uniquely individual identities over the years – from blossoming residential suburb to counterculture hub to high-end retail