Royal Ontario Museum Blog
Monthly Archive: December
Ontario Road Ecology Group - Protecting biodiversity from the threat of roads
![Ontario Road Ecology Group Logo](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/oreg_logo_16x9.jpg?itok=Ix8eOjrF)
Authored by Mandy Karch.
The Ontario Road Ecology Group (OREG) has been working to protect biodiversity from the threats of roads through research, policy and stewardship initiatives with our partners. The Heart Lake Road in Brampton cuts through protected wetland complexes, and OREG has been there to help.
Dr. Zahi Hawass Lecture at the ROM
![Dr. Zahi Hawass Image of Zahi Hawass](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/hawass.png?itok=elMXTPJI)
Last Monday the ROM hosted a sold-out lecture by Dr. Zahi Hawass in our Currelly gallery...
Faces to Remember: Chinese Portraits of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1911)
![Portrait of the elderly Master Jing. By an anonymous painter. Hanging scroll in ink and colour on paper. Qing dynasty, ca. 1768. The George Crofts Collection. Gift of Mrs. H.D. Warren. 921.32.98 Portrait of the elderly Master Jing. By an anonymous painter. Hanging scroll in ink and colour on paper. Qing dynasty, ca. 1768. The George Crofts Collection. Gift of Mrs. H.D. Warren. 921.32.98](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/921.32.98_2.jpg?itok=7mJqlO8x)
Currently on display in the Herman Herzog Levy Gallery from May 18, 2013 to February 23, 2014 is the exhibition Faces to Remember: Chinese Portraits of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1911). Located on Level 1 of the ROM’s Philosophers’ Walk building, the Levy Gallery is the Museum's main venue for its diverse slate of rotating East Asian exhibitions - themed displays drawn from the ROM’s vast collections of Chinese, Japanese and Korean artifacts.
The Making of Mesopotamia
Take a look behind the scenes as we prepare for the opening of the Mesopotamia exhibition on June 22.
Accessibility Awareness Week 2013 Spotlight - Alexis Pastuch
![Alexis Pastuch takes in an exhibition at the ROM Alexis Pastuch takes in an exhibition at the ROM](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/alexis_pastuch.jpg?itok=fKjFx8tQ)
Alexis Pastuch has been a member of the ROM’s Accessibility Advisory Committee since 2010
Accessibility Awareness Week Spotlight 2013 - Adam Roy Cohoon
![Adam Roy Cohoon visits the ROM Adam Roy Cohoon visits the ROM](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/adam_roy_cohoon.jpg?itok=0MdbaqvM)
Adam Roy Cohoon is an active member of the ROM's accessibility advocacy community
The ROM Celebrates Accessibility Awareness Week (May 26th to June 1st)
![Kate at a touch table in the Hands-On Biodiversity Gallery, holding a T-Rex tooth from the Education handling collection Kate at a touch table in the Hands-On Biodiversity Gallery, holding a T-Rex tooth from the Education handling collection](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/accessibilityawarenessweekblog_022.jpg?itok=jliIzKGa)
This week we will highlight some of the people who ensure the ROM is accessible for all.
The Cat's Tomb
![The Cat's Tomb display Image of cat's eyes](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/pic_1.jpg?itok=8IbmaLzN)
Special display in the Ancient Egypt gallery, Summer 2013
Into the Heart of Borneo - A Month on Mulu Mountain & LIVE Google Hangout
![Chris Darling looks towards the summit of Mulu the night before his final ascent. (Photo: Joshua J. See) Entomologist Chris Darling looks at the mountain during sunset.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/mulu8383-001.jpg?itok=7pbixPmA)
ROM Biodiversity researchers studying insects, fungi, and mammals have been discovering new species in the heart of Borneo, in Gunung Mulu National Park, throughout the month of May....
Connecting Canada’s newest citizens to Canadian culture at the ROM
![Child using his Cultural Access Pass, image courtesy of the ICC Child using his Cultural Access Pass, image courtesy of the ICC](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/ago_tour_2812.jpg?itok=d_yC228k)
Jess Duerden, Institute for Canadian Citizenship