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Iconic: Tagish Lake Meteorite

The ultimate deep-space time capsule, this small black rock plummeted from space carrying organic material dating back 4.5 billion years. Much of the meteorite remains frozen in the Royal Ontario
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Iconic: Cleopatra

This granite bust is most likely a representation of one of history's most famous women, Cleopatra, and is a Royal Ontario Museum iconic object. Only three pieces of Ptolemaic sculpture like this
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Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead at ROM

Travel to Egypt, the land where the Book of the Dead of Amen-em-hat was written over 2,300 years ago and uncover the story of this mystical scroll. Acquired in Egypt in the early 20th century by the
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Returned to Former Splendor: Paintings, Conservation, and Dyes

Heidi Sobol, Senior Paintings Conservator at the Royal Ontario Museum offers a peek at the exhibition Returned to Former Splendor and discusses the conservation process involved in preparing the
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Glenn Lowry's Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture

The Institute for Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto presented the third annual Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture on November 20, 2008. Glenn Lowry introduces his
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Iconic: Light of the Desert

The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is home the world's largest faceted cerussite, an extremely fragile mineral that is almost impossible to cut. Learn why this cerussite, installed in the Gallery of
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Iconic: White Rhino

This white rhino is a rare specimen and the centerpiece of the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity at the Royal Ontario Museum. Born in South Africa, "Bull" was a mighty 4,500 pounds and is
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Iconic: Blue Lady

Artist, Navjot, speaks about the (Untitled) "Blue Lady", one of the Royal Ontario Museum's iconic treasures. A modern twist on conventional South Asian art, the larger than life sculpture represents a
Curators in conversation: Dr. Deborah Hutton & Vikas Chand Jain, great great grandson of Dayal
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Curators in conversation: Dr. Deborah Hutton & Vikas Chand Jain, great great grandson of Dayal

Raja Deen Dayal (1844 – 1905) was the first Indian photographer to earn international renown. Noted for remarkable beauty, aesthetic nuance and technical skill, Deen Dayal's photographs capture the
Curators in Conversation: Dr. Deepali Dewan & Rahaab Allana speak about the Dayal exhibit
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Curators in Conversation: Dr. Deepali Dewan & Rahaab Allana speak about the Dayal exhibit

Raja Deen Dayal (1844 – 1905) was the first Indian photographer to earn international renown. Noted for remarkable beauty, aesthetic nuance and technical skill, Deen Dayal's photographs capture the
Curators in conversation: Dr. Deepali Dewan & Dr. Deborah Hutton discuss work on the Dayal exhibit.
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Curators in conversation: Dr. Deepali Dewan & Dr. Deborah Hutton discuss work on the Dayal exhibit.

Raja Deen Dayal (1844 – 1905) was the first Indian photographer to earn international renown. Noted for remarkable beauty, aesthetic nuance and technical skill, Deen Dayal's photographs capture the
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Syria Today: Humanitarian Crisis and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage

On December 10, 2013 Stephen Cornish, executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Canada, and Clemens Reichel, assistant professor of Mesopotamian archaeology at U
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Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture: Antony Gormley

ROM Contemporary Culture presented the eighth annual Eva Holtby Lecture on November 20, 2013, moderated by art critic and journalist Sarah Milroy, former editor of Canadian Art magazine, and
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In Conversation with Sebastião Salgado

World renowned photojournalist Sebastião Salgado visits the ROM to discuss GENESIS, a photographic essay eight years in the making. Sebastião Salgado was born on 8 February 1944 in Aimorés, Minas
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Iconic: Striding Lion

A city known for many of the great wonders of the world, the striding lion of Babylon once adorned the citadel of the Nebuchadnazzar castle. Found in the throne room, the decorated relief on clay