Author Archive: ROM
Monthly Archive: December ROM
Museum Monday with Melissa - May 25, 2015
I am so excited to share with you all of the beautiful events and galleries happening at the ROM this week. There is so much for everyone to enjoy. From dinosaurs to all the fish in the sea, you won’t want to miss the amazing adventures to come from a visit to the Museum.
BioBlitz Bits - Night of the Newts and Salamanders
Blog by ROM Herpetology Technician Amy Lathrop
This is the first of our "BioBlitz Bits" Series - ROM scientists share their favourite stories from past Ontario BioBlitz events
Bublcam visits the ROM
We've been working with Bubl Technology over the winter/spring to test the technology in the Museum
Museum Monday with Melissa - May 11, 2015
With every week, comes some more exciting events and exhibitions to see. Whether digging up dino fossils or learning about meteorites this week is sure to have something amazing for you to enjoy.
"Of Angling, and the Art thereof": Fish Tails and Fish Tales
“Of Angling, and the Art thereof I sing,
What kinde of Tooles it doth behoue to haue;
Pompeii Saga: Last Day
The horrors of the Mount Vesuvius eruption were buried under volcanic ash. Thankfully one scholarly young man wrote the story of his own survival.
By: Douglas Thomson
Earth's Archives: Every Rock Tells a Story Part 1
Hermatite
By: Ian Nicklin
Hematite is a common ore of iron that was extensively mined in northern England in the 19th century. The miners referrred to globular aggregates of hematite, such as this, as "kidney-ore" since it reminded them of the organ. We call this shape "reniform," which means the same thing: kidney-shaped.
Sasha Priewe: Ancient Cultures, World Art, Textiles and Fashions
The ROM's Sascha Priewe is a guy with a lot on the go
By: Sheeza Sarfraz
Sascha Priewe
Managing Director
ROM Ancient Cultures, ROM World Art and Culture, ROM Textiles and Fashions
Academic Positions
2009 – 2015
Curator
Chinese and Korean Collections, The British Museum
2012
Visiting Curator
Shanghai Museum
2008 – 2009
Contributing Curator
The British Museum
Education
Getting Lost with Galloway
We sat down with CBC's Matt Galloway to find out exactly what keeps bringing him back to the ROM
By: Douglas Thomson
Q: Do you visit the museum often?
A: Yes, I have a couple of young kids. We come on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes if there’s a special event, but also sometimes we come just to wander around. It’s a great place to explore—one of the places we go to just spend time in the city. That’s a
big thing for our family, to be out and about in Toronto as much as we can.
