October 2017
Monthly Archive: October 2017
A new social media direction
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Today we would like to share with you a new direction for our social media presence
#ThrowbackThursday: Place of Honour
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.
#ThrowbackThursday: Exhibition Tours
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.
World-renowned Nature Photography Competition Announces 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winner
![Memorial to a species Brent Stirton, South Africa Winner, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 Photo of Rhino with it's horn removed.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/memorial_to_a_species_c_brent_stirton_-_wildlife_photographer_of_the_year.png?itok=0uDX1yL5)
South African photographer Brent Stirton was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year by a panel of international judges for his image Memorial to a Species. Mr. Stirton’s winning image of a black rhino, killed by poachers in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, was chosen from among almost 50,000 submissions from around the world.
A Viking's Life
![Vikings: The Exhibition opens November 4th, 2017 Graphic showing a Viking ship in Toronto harbour](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom_vikings_composite_hor_final_0.jpg?itok=1vy6TtDP)
The term “Viking” is often synonymous with pirate or robber, and evokes violence. But is that a false impression of the people from the north?
#ThrowbackThursday: The Opening
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.
CANADA 150 - Manitoba - The Manitoba Glass Company (and narrative gaps)
![Manitoba Glass Workers. Image from ROM Collection files, originally from Canadian Collector Magazine, Jan. 1967. image of workers on a cart](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/workers_from_the_manitoba_glass_company.jpg?itok=AooLAo5G)
#ThrowbackThursday: Final Dusting
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.