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Monthly Archive: December
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
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.
Komodo Dragon Preparation, Step 3: Cleaning and Articulating the Bones
![Removing the last of the tissue from the Komodo Dragon skull A volunteer cleans the remaining tissue from the Komodo Dragon skull](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/dsc02458.jpg?itok=TS4aODN0)
The final stages of preparing Doni, the Komodo Dragon for display
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 4
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 3
![In the Old City of Ahmedabad In the Old City of Ahmedabad](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/p1100971.jpg?itok=DHSlNNNl)
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.
LEGO Maya Pyramid building for ROM March Break
Help us celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of one of the America’s great archaeological treasures - the ruins of Altun Ha.
Travels in India, part 1
![Sarkej Rosa, a beautiful serene respite in the middle of a chaotic modern city Sarkej Rosa, a beautiful serene respite in the middle of a chaotic modern city](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/bob_walsh_1.jpg?itok=IujOzpsg)
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.
How to display the past….. Part 2: Collecting
This instalment of my behind-the-scenes tour of what shapes a museum display began as an example of how museum collections are formed, but it may develop into a detective story as you’ll see…..