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Monthly Archive: December

Biodiversity Series wins award!

Posted: March 29, 2012 - 10:57 , by ROM
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Collections, Natural History, ROM Books, Biodiversity, Bugs, Nature
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The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects recognized the City of Toronto Biodiversity Series of booklets with their Service to the Environment award. The award is “In recognition of the recipient’s ongoing contribution in supporting sensitive, sustainable stewardship of the environment.”

Age Before Beauty: The Acasta Gneiss and Jack Hills Conglomerate

Posted: March 22, 2012 - 13:11 , by royal
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Natural History, Earth and Space, Research
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Submitted by Vincent Vertolli, Assistant Curator Geology

The Jack Hills Conglomerate, a 3,000 million year old sedimentary rock from which the oldest, at 4,200 million years, terrestrial minerals have been found. The Jack Hills Conglomerate occurs in the Mt. Narryer and Jack Hills area of Western Australia.

Dr. A. P. Coleman (1852-1939)

Posted: March 19, 2012 - 11:25 , by royal
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Natural History, Earth and Space, Staff, Research
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Geological Map of Toronto

Submitted by Vincent Vertolli, Assistant Curator Geology

Profile of a ROM Conservator

Posted: March 14, 2012 - 13:18 , by royal
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Research, Staff, Conservation
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Working tirelessly behind the scenes, ROM Conservators help protect our collections from damage and restore objects to their previous splendor. Ok. Maybe we’re generalizing a bit, so we went right to the source and asked Cathy Stewart, Manager of Conservation, a few questions to help uncover what Conservators really do at the ROM.

Building Blocks of the ROM

Posted: March 5, 2012 - 10:52 , by royal
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History, Canada, Earth and Space, Exhibitions and Galleries
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Submitted by Vincent Vertolli, Assistant Curator Geology

Detail of Rotunda doors displaying wooden doors, relief and stained glass

Growing Collections: East Asian and South Asian Photography

Posted: February 28, 2012 - 15:36 , by Deepali Dewan
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Collections, What's New, World Culture, South Asia, Conservation, Behind the Scenes
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Photograph of educated man in his study by W. H. Grant, gelatin silver print, China, c. 1900. ROM 2011.79.20. Gift in memory of Rev. Dr. William Harvey Grant and Dr. Susannah McCalla Grant, M. D.

Chocolate – The Food of the Gods

Posted: February 15, 2012 - 12:37 , by royal
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Programs and Events, ROMkids, What's New, Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World
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Following up on our last blog – not all chocolate is the bitter kind born of child labour and greedy corporations. ChocoSol Traders is a small, ecological and inter-community initiative between farmers in Chiapas, Mexico, sustainable technologists based out of Oaxaca City, Mexico and horizontal traders and chocolatiers in Toronto.

Meteorite of the month: Springwater pallasite

Posted: January 25, 2012 - 10:52 , by ROM
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Collections, Natural History, Meteorites, Mineralogy
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specimen image of Springwater pallasite meteorite

The world's largest specimen of the Springwater pallasite meteorite.

Mineral of the month: serandite

Posted: January 17, 2012 - 08:47 , by ROM
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Collections, Natural History, Mineralogy
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specimen image a twinned serandite crystal

World's largest twinned serandite crystal.

A Rare and Beautiful Bird

Posted: January 5, 2012 - 11:55 , by royal
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Collections, Natural History, What's New, Biodiversity, Canada, Nature, Research, Recent Acquisitions
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A closer look at a living barn owl perched.

Their distinctive heart-shaped face actually helps improve their hearing. With lop-sided ears, they can easily pinpoint prey with sound alone. Photo by Steve Brace