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Paul Sereno is coming to the ROM!

Paul Sereno, one of my FAVOURITE palaeontologists, is coming to @ROMToronto this Sunday and I could not be be MORE excited. Except for maybe those times when I was a kid… (cue time travel sound effect- swosh swish swash) When I was a kid I had a pretty strict bed time. For grades 3 through 5,

The 99%: Paul Roberts on Pompeii and Herculaneum

The 99%: Paul Roberts on Pompeii and Herculaneum

Paul Roberts will be giving a (sold out) lecture titled “What happens in Pompeii, stays in Pompeii: Sexuality in the Roman World” at the ROM on December 8. Here, Sascha Priewe speaks to Paul about curating the exhibition Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum in 2013.

Adventures in the Great Bear Rainforest: from the Royal Ontario Museum to the wilds of British Columbia with Paul Nicklen

Adventures in the Great Bear Rainforest: from the Royal Ontario Museum to the wilds of British Columbia with Paul Nicklen

By guest blogger   Paul Esposti, 2016  Environmental Visual Communication Program  graduate. It’s September 2016, although I’ve lost track of the days. But it’s September and I’m in Northern British Columbia and being dry is a distant memory as I lay in a damp field surrounded by tall

Exclusive Interview with World Renowned Palaeontologist Paul Sereno

ROM: Hi Paul, we are thrilled that you are coming to speak at the ROM this Sunday and we would love it if you could answer a couple of questions in advance as we prepare for your arrival. I understand you studied art and biology at Northern Illinois University. How did you go from that to becoming

Goddess Exposed: the ROM’s ‘Minoan’ Goddess is on display!

Goddess Exposed: the ROM’s ‘Minoan’ Goddess is on display!

ay like this involves lots of people throughout the museum. I’d like to thank the many ROM staff who made this possible: Julia Fenn (Conservation), Paul Denis & Kay Sunahara (DWC, Greek & Roman), Steven Laurie, Mary Montgomery, Bill Hodgkinson & Chloe Silver (Project Management &

Museum Week 2017

Museum Week 2017

f Ancient Egyptian bread! See the below description from the Museum Week team.   Tuesday, June 20th- #SportsMW On Tuesday we'll talk to Curator Paul Denis and take a look at some of out collections related to sport and the Ancient Olympic Games.    Wednesday, June 21st - #MusicMW On

Veni, Vidi, Vici- A Weekend to Remember

Veni, Vidi, Vici- A Weekend to Remember

te Cooper talked about how ancient Greek pots (in this case bottles for perfumed oil) were made and used more than two and half thousand years ago.  Paul Denis explained how and why ancient coins were made, using examples from ancient Greece and Rome, and discussed how they related to modern

How to display the past.....Part 3: Curatorial Perspectives

t gallery display – my own with Greek and Roman gallery at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which opened in January 2010, and that of ROM curator Paul Denis in refurbishing the Roman and Byzantine Galleries at the ROM which opened in summer 2011.  It became clear from these two perspectives

ROM Infrastructure Announcement

A government of Canada and Ontario press conference was held this morning at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) to announce major infrastructure improvements, which include $1.4M in funding for the repair to the ROM’s roof. These renovations will enhance the visitor experience at the ROM, and

Objects and stories from Namibia

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