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Monthly Archive: December
World-renowned Nature Photography Competition Announces 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winner
![Memorial to a species Brent Stirton, South Africa Winner, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 Photo of Rhino with it's horn removed.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/memorial_to_a_species_c_brent_stirton_-_wildlife_photographer_of_the_year.png?itok=0uDX1yL5)
South African photographer Brent Stirton was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year by a panel of international judges for his image Memorial to a Species. Mr. Stirton’s winning image of a black rhino, killed by poachers in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, was chosen from among almost 50,000 submissions from around the world.
A Viking's Life
![Vikings: The Exhibition opens November 4th, 2017 Graphic showing a Viking ship in Toronto harbour](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom_vikings_composite_hor_final_0.jpg?itok=1vy6TtDP)
The term “Viking” is often synonymous with pirate or robber, and evokes violence. But is that a false impression of the people from the north?
#ThrowbackThursday: The Opening
In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka Dorothy K. Burnham and Harold B. Burnham.
CANADA 150 - Manitoba - The Manitoba Glass Company (and narrative gaps)
![Manitoba Glass Workers. Image from ROM Collection files, originally from Canadian Collector Magazine, Jan. 1967. image of workers on a cart](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/workers_from_the_manitoba_glass_company.jpg?itok=AooLAo5G)
#ThrowbackThursday: Final Dusting
In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka Dorothy K. Burnham and Harold B. Burnham.
#ThrowbackThursday: Finishing Touches
In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka Dorothy K. Burnham and Harold B. Burnham.
Awesome Year for Painted Ladies
“They’re everywhere!”
You may have seen one, two or many of these lovely butterflies in the past week. Maybe in your backyard or in a flower garden or in a park.
#ThrowbackThursday: Endurance Test
In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka Dorothy K. Burnham and Harold B. Burnham.
Early Tourist Photography at Niagara Falls
![Unknown Photographer, (L-R) B. Whitmore, T. Moore, T. Watson, and F. Whitmore on an electric car in front of a backdrop, 1905, tintype, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Courtesy of Conrad Biernacki and Brian Musselwhite. On view in the ROM’s The Family Camera until October 29, 2017. Black and white tintype photo of four men sitting on a cart in front of Niagara Falls](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/tintype-niagara.png?itok=ApNGeG8-)
By Victoria Abel, M.A.
#ThrowbackThursday: Nearly Finished
In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo 'Burnham and Burnham’, aka Dorothy K. Burnham and Harold B. Burnham.