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The ROM's Very Own Batman Returns

Posted: October 13, 2015 - 14:00 , by ROM
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Natural History, Nature, Biodiversity, ROM Research, From the Field
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The ROM’s very own ‘Batman’, Assistant Curator of Mammalogy, Dr. Burton Lim with "bat wings" outlined with light in a long exposure photo. Credit: Vincent Luk

ROM Biodiversity (@ROMBiodiversity) was in the fields and forests of Sri Lanka for an intense four weeks between Aug 23 - Sept 19, 2015, completing the first comprehensive survey of bats and other small mammals that live on the island in close to 80 years. 

The Ongoing Mystery of the Franklin Expedition

Posted: October 7, 2015 - 20:41 , by ROM
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Archaeology, Exhibitions and Galleries, Canada
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A photo of massive ice bergs on the ocean in front of a stormy sky. Photo by Jeff Dickie

Guest Blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Jeff Dickie

With an excavation recently completed this summer, the mystery of the Franklin Expedition continues... still elusive in her watery grave, what secrets will HMS Erebus finally give up about her ill-fated mission?

Museum Monday with Melissa - October 6

Posted: October 5, 2015 - 12:24 , by ROM
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Museum Monday with Melissa

Hope everyone had an amazing weekend.  With FNLROM starting off the season and Nuit Blanche !

One of the exciting upcoming events is Masters of Dreams: The French and Swiss Jewellers.  It is taking place  Tuesday, October 6, 2015 from  7:00pm - 9:30pm.

#emptyROM - @stilez

Posted: October 5, 2015 - 09:32 , by ROM
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ROM Social Media
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Our last set of #emptyROM photos are IN! @stilez on Twitter and Instagram is a well known Toronto photgrapher and we love it every time he comes to shoot the ROM.

Below are a few photos he shared with us from our first #emptyROM tour on August 19th. 

#emptyROM - bora.vs.bora

Posted: October 1, 2015 - 15:22 , by ROM
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ROM Social Media
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Photo of the Royal Ontario Museum looking east towards the rotunda

New #emptyROM photos from our friend Bora!

Hopping Their Way to Your Heart

Posted: September 29, 2015 - 15:06 , by ROM
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Biodiversity, Natural History, Nature, Research & Collections, Conservation
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a toad sits patiently in the hand of a naturalist who holds it out for a young person to explore

Guest Blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Lian Jong

Lian sat down with ROM Herpetology technician Amy Lathrop to get some insight into the museum's vast Natural History collections, in particular, its reptiles and amphibians.

Blue Whale Update: A Whole Lotta Heart

Posted: September 23, 2015 - 19:22 , by ROM
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Biodiversity, Research & Collections, Natural History, Nature, Conservation
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Jacqueline Miller, Robert Henry and Paul Nader putting plugs in the major vessels of the blue whale heart. Photo by Sam Rose Phillips

Guest Blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Sam Rose Phillips

 

Artist Interview: Art and Culture in the Gulf

Posted: September 23, 2015 - 12:16 , by ROM
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Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi
The ROM’s Ann Webb interviews Holtby lecturer, Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi

ROM in the Field: Bats, Barcoding, and a Baby

Posted: September 8, 2015 - 16:15 , by ROM
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Biodiversity, From the Field, Natural History, Nature, ROM Research, Research
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A tube-nosed bat (Murina cyclotis) in flight. Photo by Vincent Luk

ROM Biodiversity (@ROMBiodiversity) is in the fields and forests of Sri Lanka for an intense four weeks doing the first comprehensive survey of bats and other small mammals in close to 80 years. Follow the South Asian adventure on social media with #ROMSriLanka, and join Burton Lim and the Team LIVE from the field on September 10 at noon: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/activities-programs/events-calendar/hangout-with-our-rom-biodiversity-team-in-sri-lanka  

Erasing History: Ancient Artifacts Destroyed

Posted: September 1, 2015 - 16:20 , by ROM
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Brown ruins against a blue sky

By Clemens Reichel, Sascha Priewe, and Sheeza Sarfraz

It has become a cliché to say that “history is written by the victors,” but rarely does one note that it is not only written, but edited as well. Just as governments massage facts for the evening news and tightly control who speaks with whom when releasing information to the media, the lessons of history are changed and omitted at the pleasure of those holding the reins.