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Cloth hunting in Tanzania
Stone Town, Zanzibar, from the ferry The heart of Stone Town Indian Ocean at sunset In the 19th century, cloth was big business in East Africa. From present-day Somalia down to Mozambique, the whole eastern half of the continent was experiencing an economic boom as it exported elephant ivory,
Stories from 2B- Week 1: Paying attention to what's behind the curtain
This is where they’ve stashed me and where I’ve been working for the past five days. “2B or not 2B?” That is the question I have frequently been asking myself as I become horribly and regularly lost in these halls. These stairwells are like the Tardis, I end up somewhere but I’m not quite
Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend V of IV: The Final Story
Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend is over, and I thought I would show you the results of my attempt to create a recreation, re-enactment, or impression of a soldier from Dura-Europos (so this is not really one of the original IV, so to speak, hence it is V of IV). In the group above you can see me
Veni, Vidi, Vici- A Weekend to Remember
By Natasha Ali & Lindsay Britton We’re student interns working in the Centre of Ancient Cultures this summer. This month we had a chance to see what really goes on behind the scenes in the build-up to public events at the ROM, when we took part in Ancient Rome and Greece Weekend on June 15
Oh Canada! Celebrating our history
Recently, the Hon. James Moore, federal Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, announced the creation of a new initiative: Canada History Week. Its goal is to help make history more accessible to all Canadians and particularly to youth. It is only fitting that we should mark this
The Museum Makers Mural!
Hi, we are the Museum Makers from Session 1 of Summer Club 2013! We made this extraordinary mural for the Royal Ontario Museum. We chose specific drawings to represent different galleries in the museum. For example, we chose different plants and animals to represent the Schad Gallery of
ROM Out & About: Earth & Space Trivia Night
Last night was the second in a series of ROM Pub Trivia nights at the Fox's Den. With a healthy turnout of 53 people, the crowd was stumped and the winning team managed 37 correct answers out of 56. How well would you have done? Test yourself with some of these questions from last night.
The 'Goddess' and the Museum: The Early Years
The front pages of The Palace of Minos volume 4, published by Sir Arthur Evans in 1935 This is the first of a series of articles that Julia Fenn and I will be writing over the next months as part of the research project about a ROM icon: the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess. For the first three
The 'Goddess' and the Museum: Museum Attitudes
In 1931 the ROM had paid a huge sum for an object that would put the newly-established Museum on the map in the eyes of the international academic and museum community and the visiting public. Currelly had ensured that the figure was authenticated by the foremost expert, Sir Arthur Evans, and
The 'Goddess' and the Museum: "What's in a name?"
In my last two blog posts about the Goddess and the Museum (The Early Years and Museum Attitudes) I’ve discussed the history of the ROM figurine from the 1930s to the present. Here I want to reflect on the changing meanings that she has come to embody over those years. In the decades since