Royal Ontario Museum Blog
Monthly Archive: December cont
Clay sealings from Edfu, Egypt in the Greek & Roman collection
![Ptolemaic seal impressions in the Greek & Roman collection Ptolemaic seal impressions in collection storage drawers](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/edfu22045_0.jpg?itok=e_F6brTe)
Over a century after they were acquired Ptolemaic artifacts at the Royal Ontario Museum, Greek & Roman collection, get new homes
Valentine's Day at the ROM: Unique Painting of Lovers
![Miniature painting showing Radha and Krishna, (gouache on paper), Mughal period, India, 18th century Miniature painting showing Radha and Krishna, (gouache on paper), Mughal period, India, 18th century](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/radhakrishna.jpg?itok=-k1nLYu3)
Guest blog by Sudharshan Duraiyappah, a scholar and instruction at the University of Toronto and the ROM
A cursory glance at the 17th century Kangra painting featuring Radha and her lover Krishna, who according to Hindu mythology is considered an incarnation of the god Vishnu, might elicit a double take. This miniature painting in the ROM’s collection portrays the fair – skinned Radha in her male lover’s attire and the dark- skinned Krishna wearing his female lover’s garments.
DIY Museum Valentine's Day cards
![Spread a little ROMance this year! A photo of the Royal Ontario Museum made into a valentine's day card you colour yourself](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom-romance.jpg?itok=E5spnljp)
February 14th is almost here, we've got you covered!
Behind-the-scenes with OKCHF researchers and the ROM's Korean collection
![Dr. Christina Han](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/christina_han_1.jpg?itok=ywbbuMaC)
In the summer of 2015 the ROM’s Department of World Cultures hosted a team of Korean researchers from the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation (OKCHF). In August 2016 the OKCHF project team will be returning to the ROM for the second half of this two part assignment in order to finish photographing and researching the rest of the ROM’s Korean collection.
Conversations with Theo
![Theo on a recent trip to visit the Dinosaurs! Theo stands next to a Triceratops skull in the Royal Ontario Museum's dinosaur gallery](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/img_2634.jpg?itok=xmDChoTM)
Join ROM member Anne Thériault as she interivews her son about all things ROM!
Photographer thoughts: A conversation with Mark Peck
![An adult blue jay rests on a branch in the winter season in Ontario. Photo by Mark Peck An adult blue jay rests on a branch in the winter season in Ontario. Photo by Mark Peck](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/an_adult_blue_jay_rests_on_a_branch_in_the_winter_season_ontario_copy.jpg?itok=160U9CvC)
Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Fatima Ali
In spite of his “im-peck-able” career as an ornithology technician in the Department of Natural History at the ROM, Mark Peck is also a world traveller and an avid natural history photographer with a special interest in breeding and nesting birds. Fatima interviewed Mark to get his thoughts on what it is that drives his passion for photographing birds and other wildlife.
#EmptyROM 3!
![Photo by KMR Photography Photo of Roman Portrait Busts on level 3 at the Royal Ontario Museum](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/kmr_4824-small.jpg?itok=AYgeEKBg)
Instagram whiz? Join us on Feb. 24th for oue next #EmptyROM tour!
Beneath the Surface: Photographing at the Edge of Imagination
![“Turtle Flight” is David Doubilet’s finalist photograph in the 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the ROM. “Turtle Flight” is David Doubilet’s finalist photograph in the 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the ROM.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/header-photo.jpg?itok=VcARRU_8)
Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Sam Rose Phillips
In search of guidance from the master of photographing moments himself, EVC student Samantha Phillips called David Doubilet and his partner Jennifer Hayes, renowned photographers whose work can often be found among the pages of National Geographic Magazine to ask them about their work. Their perspective is filled with insights and stories that Sammy was thrilled to share in this guest blog post.
Highlights of 2015
![Infographic displaying statistics about the ROM in 2015](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/highlights20151.jpg?itok=JXIl6ehl)
Mark Engstrom, ROM Interim Director and CEO, celebrates this year's award-winning exhibitions and research.
The Ofrenda: Stunning Mexican altar on display at the ROM this holiday season
![The <em>ofrenda</em> in all its glory with Arturo Estrada Hernández (left) and its creator Sergio Alejandro Hernández Martínez (right) in the ROM’s Roloff Beny Gallery on Level 4. © Karla Livingston The ofrenda in all its glory with Arturo Estrada Hernández (left) and its creator Sergio Alejandro Hernández Martínez (right) in the ROM’s Roloff Beny Gallery on Level 4.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/ofrenda.jpg?itok=IjKkcfcR)
by Sascha Priewe and Chloë Sayer