Behind-the-scenes
Monthly Archive: December Behi
Forbidden City Preparations
![ROM Preparators go over plans for gallery View of construction in gallery](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2014_13855_5.jpg?itok=-agPHN-5)
A sneak peek of the preparations and installation process of The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China's Emperors!
Forbidden City Crates Arrive
![Just enough space to squeeze between the crates. Photo of crates](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2014_13822_1.jpg?itok=Py33_gJs)
All the wonderful artifcats from the ROM’s upcoming blockbuster exhibition, The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China's Emperors, have finally arrived from Beijing's Palace Museum!
Keaton Smith's ROM Inspiration
![Keaton Smith posing in front of a dinosaur at the ROM Keaton Smith at the ROM © Deborah Smith](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/keaton-arseneau.jpg?itok=lJ7kwnA7)
This is a guest blog post by Keaton Smith, published by Jesika Arseneau...
Exposing the ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess
![X-ray image of the ROM goddess (still 'fully' dressed) X-ray image of the ROM goddess (still 'fully' dressed)](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/katec_romgoddess_x-ray_small.jpg?itok=B_LR-tlW)
I’m very excited to announce that a short video about the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess has just gone live!
The Children's Miracle Network at The ROM!
![Making fossil molds © ROM 2013 Making fossil molds](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/img_0724.jpg?itok=mo3dTtUg)
Twelve children and their families were welcomed at the ROM for an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience.
What's special about the new copper roof at the ROM?
![The components of the ROM's new roof structure of the ROM's new roof](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13538_1_0.jpg?itok=CNQU2L0z)
You may have noticed that there is some work going on on the ROOF of the Queens Park addition....
The ROM gets a new Roof
![A view of the ROM roof and Toronto skyline Looking south from the Rotunda roof](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13499_9.jpg?itok=7qkcDYrv)
Stay tuned - my next blog will show you exactly what components go into the ROM's new roof.
Damien’s Wish: A Day as a Palaeontologist
![Dr. Hans Larsson, Damien and Dr. David Evans in the ROM collection room. Damien in the collection room with Dr. Hans Larsson and Dr. David Evans.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13485_91.jpg?itok=liIIzCGL)
This week the ROM and Make-A-Wish Canada teamed up to help grant Damien—who has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia—his wish to be a paleontologist for a day and work alongside curators behind the scenes. T
The 'Goddess' and the Museum: "What's in a name?"
![The ROM Ivory 'Minoan' Goddess, 1991](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/katec_minoan_goddess_1991_resized_thumbnail.jpg?itok=Mam4lP0p)
In this third instalment of work on the ROM archives find out why the Ivory 'Minoan' Goddess has held such a lasting fascination.
The 'Goddess' and the Museum: Museum Attitudes
![The ROM ivory and gold figurine on display](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/katec_minoan_goddess_1_resized_thumbnail.jpg?itok=IcZYdwaT)
In this second instalment of my work on the archives I pick up the story of the ROM’s ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess, looking at her fluctuating reputation within the museum itself.