Royal Ontario Museum Blog
Monthly Archive: December
Treasures from the Forbidden City: Bird's-Eye View of the Capital City
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Bird's-Eye View of the Capital City, Inspired by Emperor Longing's Poems. This large hanging scroll is presented as the first artwork located at the entrance to the exhibition Forbidden City: Inside Court of China's Emperor.
Treasures from the Forbidden City: Imperial Yellow Bowl
![Image of yellow bowl.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/2013.43.1_rom2013_13553_4.jpg?itok=yHz_C3X-)
A look at an Imperial Yellow Bowl from the Ming Dynasty, now on display in The Forbidden City: Inside Court of China's Emperor.
Join us for #MuseumWeek
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Museums around the world will gather on Twitter for #MuseumWeek, Mar. 24-30th, 2014
Butterflies
![Light table set-up photo studio](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/_dsc5275.jpg?itok=qZtNQbeM)
In celebration of the vernal equinox and the upcoming ROM publication of a field guide of butterflies of Ontario, we'd like to show you some beautiful butterfly specimens.
Applify Your Museum Visit
![Graphic with sea of app icons](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/app.jpg?itok=aUudXNEA)
Mobile Apps bridge the physical and digital world for improved communication and enriched interactivity -- See how these apps can enhance your next visit to the ROM!
For the Adventuresome: Traversing Back in Time with Dr. Ed Keall
![Closeup of a document explaining how to reach the excavation site Closeup view of a document](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/qy_blog_tmbnail_2.jpg?itok=i0B9t7PV)
"Team Keall"--University of Toronto students Daira Szostak and Nicole Marcogliese--have been working on the archives of ROM archaeologist Ed Keall. Here, Daira shares some of the fascinating records they've found related to the ROM's excavations at Qal'eh-i Yazdigird in the 1970s.
Lava Medals
![obverse showing Carlo Filangieri. lava medal](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13543_1.jpg?itok=ELo_Wezv)
Lava Medals! Who’d of thought? These medals were made between the years of 1631 and 1944, at times of volcanic activity in Mount Vesuvius.
Launch of Doodle 4 Google Exhibition
![/sites/default/files/imce/cbctweetd4g.jpg CBC Tweet of Google 4 Doodle Winner](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/cbc-google-doodle-tweet.jpg?itok=NJqM9rcn)
At an event at the ROM on February 25, 2014, Cindy Tang was announced as the National Winner of Canada’s first ever Doodle 4 Google contest.
Ontario tables the "Invasive Species Act": What is it, and what role should natural history museums play?
![The Great Lakes display in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity Photo of the ROM's Great Lakes display, featuring a Bald eagle, a Beaver, a Snapping turtle, and various other species](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/img_0149-resized-recolored.jpg?itok=78Hr--lV)
Why is this legislation important, and how can museums support it?
Weapon Wednesday: The Nugent Marathon Corinthian Helmet
![Through a warrior's eyes: detail of the Nugent Marathon helmet (ROM no.926.19.3 - photo Kay Sunahara) Through a warrior's eyes: detail of the Nugent Marathon helmet (ROM no.926.19.3 - photo Kay Sunahara)](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/helmet6.jpg?itok=9kQdk0VX)
An account of an ancient Greek helmet excavated by George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent of Carlanstown, on the Plain of Marathon in 1834.