Royal Ontario Museum Blog
Monthly Archive: December
Grandson visits ROM specimens named after his grandfather
![ROM Assistant Curator Dr. Kevin Seymour (left) holding the specimens, with Neal Finn, proud grandson Kevin Seymour and Neal Finn's in the collection room.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/kseymour_finn.jpg?itok=a4tFxaxv)
Neal and Bonnie Finn from Edmonton, Alberta, visited the ROM to see a fossil specimen named after Neal's granfather in 1925.
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.
The 'Goddess' and the Museum: The Early Years
![The front pages of The Palace of Minos volume 4, published by Sir Arthur Evans in 1935](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/katec_minoan_goddess_palace_of_minos_vol_4_0.jpg?itok=L9LgkMsx)
Join me in delving into the archives to uncover the story of this iconic object.....
New Research from the Burgess Shale: Thorny worms that swarmed in the Cambrian seas
![Hallucigenia sparsa (ROM 61513). Nearly complete specimen, head to the right. Approximate specimen length = 14 mm. Walcott Quarry. Fossilized Hallucigenia sparsa.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/hallucigenia-sparsa.jpg?itok=bz8XJJkP)
Hallucigenia sparsa is no ordinary animal. This poster child of the Burgess Shale biota is the ultimate weirdo!
Let there be Light
![Image showing all of the detail.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2009_10833_16_0.jpg?itok=ZEtXSuH7)
Our Senior Photographer, Bryan Boyle, shares his process of photographing beautiful Baroque textiles.
The Museum Makers Mural!
Hi, we are the Museum Makers from Session 1 of Summer Club 2013! We made this extraordinary mural for the Royal Ontario Museum....
Bringing the Streets to Life: ROM Walk - Amanda Hunter
Toronto 2013: a fast paced, action packed city where we rarely stop to think about how its rich history has been masterfully included into the 21st century.
Old School Still Works
![Film hanging to dry. Film hanging on a string to dry.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13460_1.jpg?itok=eMaDg5Ps)
The ROM's Photographer, Bryan Boyle, shares his experience with processing film and why he put these skills to use after the big Toronto storm.