Education & Engagement
Monthly Archive: December Educ
Behind the Camera: ROM Images creation
![ROM Photographer Brian Boyle using fibre optic lighting to photograph a monazite specimen. Photo Credit: Tiffany Cuthbert Portrait of ROM photographer Brian Boyle, by Tiffany Cuthbert](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2011_11799_4_0.jpg?itok=HepLMenG)
The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival starts today which makes May a busy month for Brian Boyle the ROM’s Senior Photographer.
ROM Volunteer Profile: Gary Cassidy
Meet Gary Cassidy, an outgoing and dedicated ROM Volunteer for over 25 years....
Volunteer Week 2013
This week across the country, 13.3 million volunteers are being honoured through National Volunteer Week...
The LEGO Maya Pyramid that 5000 kids built
![The LEGO Maya Pyramid that 5000 kids built The LEGO Maya Pyramid that 5000 kids built](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/aprilpyr.jpg?itok=OsXtSXyG)
For our March Break programming this year I wanted to mark the 50th anniversary of the excavation of an incredible ancient Maya site - Altun Ha, Belize
Hands on in the Archaeology Lab at University of California, Merced
![Kay Sunahara leading ceramic petrology workshop at UC Merced. Kay Sunahara leading ceramic petrology workshop at University of California-Merced, Dept. of Anthropology](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/sunahara_cali4_1.jpg?itok=7V9l11J0)
Kay Sunahara introduced students to the study of archaeological ceramics using petrographic analysis.
A bird in the hand... by Mark Peck, Ornithology Technician, ROM Biodiversity
![A bird in the hand... by Mark Peck A bird in the hand... by Mark Peck](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/mark_flap.jpg?itok=fQ6Vj6mg)
Every year, thousands of migrating birds encounter urban environments on their way to breeding or feeding grounds. Birds mistake the reflection in buildings for habitat during the day, and are attracted to light at night - both situations cause an estimated 1 million bird deaths per year in Toronto alone.
Bring on the Welcoming Committee: Doni the Komodo Dragon is Here
![Here's Doni! A close-up of the Komodo Dragon in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/dsc04662.jpg?itok=vO5y0y42)
It's taken over a year to get this specimen ready, but the newest addition for the Schad Gallery was worth the wait.
Travels in India, part 5
Senior Preparator, Bob Walsh was asked to give a talk on his specialty, exhibit lighting design, by the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India.
Travels in India, part 2
![The National Institute of Design (NID) The National Institute of Design (NID)](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/p1100891_0.jpg?itok=62KBTbic)
Senior Preparator, Bob Walsh was asked to give a talk on his specialty, exhibit lighting design, by the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India.
The ROM changed my life - it's in my DNA.
![Oliver and Christine in the lab, checking out the DNA of some flightless bird, maybe a Moa.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/img_1622_0.jpg?itok=3i52kydw)
My name is Christine Black, and I'm a grade 12 student at St. Clement's high school in Toronto. Thanks to Oliver and Kristen, I now love DNA.