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Glimpses of Upper Burma: Clement Williams (1833-1879)

Glimpses of Upper Burma: Clement Williams (1833-1879)

In 2014-2016, ROM received a collection of rare photographs, documents and artifacts once belonging to Clement Williams, one of the first Europeans to live in the Kingdom of Ava (Kingdom of Burma). This region was referred to as Upper Burma by the British, who had annexed Lower Burma after the

Arti Chandaria (1960-2015)

Arti Chandaria, long-time ROM friend, volunteer, and supporter passed away on Friday January 23, 2015. She lived each day with vigor and enthusiasm, never letting cancer impede her from a life of discovery.  As a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend, she inspired with her passion,

PROM: Circus

On Saturday, March 31, the Young Patrons’ Circle (YPC) hosted the seventh annual PROM at the ROM fundraising bash. This year’s creative circus theme was a three-ring success – and a record-breaking PROM with over 900 guests in attendance! Hundreds of big top beauties and carnival cuties

Burton and Isabelle Pipistrelle are out of the Bat Cave and on Book Shelves!

Imagine you were a Pipistrelle Bat living in the ROM’s bat cave and one night, when all the lights went out, you snuck out of the cave to explore the wonderful galleries of the Museum. What would you want to see? Where would you go first? Need a little help boosting your imagination? Check out

Better than Saturday morning cartoons

Better than Saturday morning cartoons

One-year-old Peter likes looking at the paper with his parents on Saturday mornings (or better yet, ripping it apart, says his dad). This past weekend he went straight for the latest copy of Let’s ROM and started flipping through it with a look of intense concentration on his face. The ROM’s

[REVIEW] The Making of The Forbidden City Exhibition: Member Lecture

[REVIEW] The Making of The Forbidden City Exhibition: Member Lecture

June 14, 2014, The Royal Ontario Museum treated its Members to a private lecture on The Making of The Forbidden City. Hosted in the Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, over 200 ROM Members were in attendance. Dr. Chen Shen and David Hollands – two of the many masterminds behind our current

Behind the Blitz: Eye to Eye with a Bat

Behind the Blitz: Eye to Eye with a Bat

Blog by Environmental Visual Communication alumnus / Ontario BioBlitz Communications Assistant Fatima Ali Some adventurous people dream of being out in the field with scientists, documenting wildlife in the middle of the forest and discovering species. Sounds pretty exciting doesn’t it? Well the

The Living Room: Creative Team & List of Works Cited

The Living Room: Creative Team & List of Works Cited

In September 2016, the ROM and OCAD U embarked on a unique partnership, which culminated in an original student-created installation that is part of The Family Camera (May 6- October 29, 2017). This work was designed by the students in consultation with their instructors and ROM staff as part of

Travels in India, part 3

Travels in India, part 3

In the Old City of Ahmedabad Getting up in the early hours before dawn, I made my way to the Swaminaryan Temple, deep in the Old City.  A beautifully colourful Hindu temple, it was to be the start of my exploration of the most fascinating part of Ahmedabad.  As I wandered through narrow streets,

National Volunteer Week 2017 | Department of Museum Volunteers celebrates its 60th anniversary

Blog Post by Vera Hall, President, Department of Museum Volunteers (DMV) DMV Members Volunteer Committee 25th Anniversary Party (May 1982)   In 1957, when the Members’ Volunteer Committee was established, they had no idea that it would grow from its 12 original members to over 550 volunteers