August 2017

Monthly Archive: August 2017

CANADA 150 - Ontario - Elmer Hookway

Posted: August 3, 2017 - 11:50 , by ROM
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Art & Culture, History
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glass steam engine

#ThrowbackThursday: Fourth case filled

Posted: August 3, 2017 - 10:00 , by ROM
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In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka Dorothy K. Burnham and Harold B. Burnham.

The Woman Behind the Biggest Heart in the World

Posted: August 2, 2017 - 19:12 , by ROM
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Behind the Scenes, Biodiversity, Natural History, Exhibitions & Galleries, Research
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ROM Mammalogy technician Jacqueline Miller with sword in hand in a fencing match - always up for a challenge. Photo credit Jacqueline Miller

Guest Blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Fenella Hood

Knife in hand and knee-deep in rotting blubber, Jacqueline Miller is about to do something that has never been done before: carve out a blue whale's heart for preservation. Enveloped in its stench and racing against decay, she cuts deep into the tissue beneath, sure in her knowledge of anatomy but ever wondering: Will this even work? Read on to learn more about one of the team members behind the world's biggest heart in this blog by EVC student Fennella Hood.