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New to ROM: Frances Ferdinands
For over a decade, the ROM has steadily acquired the work of contemporary Canadian artists who are part of the South Asian diaspora. Such collecting is important not only to provide points of context and contrast with ROM’s historical South Asian collections, but also to preserve the complexities
Behind the Blitz: Three Young Scientists
Blog by Nadine Leone, ROM Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery Assistant Coordinator Do you like insects or aquatic species? If you answered yes, then you have something in common with Danielle de Carle, Viviana Astudillo and Roegan Vetro, who are three young ROM scientists participating in the Ontario
The Tattoo Hunter
Guest blog by Doug Wallace Anthropologist Lars Krutak has documented the tattoo traditions of Indigenous people all over the world, from the Amazon to the high Arctic. A noted tattoo specialist, Washington, D.C.-based Lars Krutak is a featured speaker at an upcoming instalment of ROM
The LMS Lab
Guest blog by Kristen Choffe, DNA Lab Technician From discovering new species to preserving endangered ones, the ROM’s LMS uses genetic sequencing to study specimens. What is it? The LMS, or Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, is a multi-user lab used mainly by the Department of
New Acquisitions: Screening Process
Ever wonder what the process is whenever the ROM gets a new acquisitions? Well wonder no more! Here is the general process of how the ROM screens new acquisitions. The acquisition procedure typically begins with an email, letter, or phone call from someone wanting to make a donation to the
Interview with Dale Chihuly
Guest blog by Douglas Thomson, Content Manager ROM Magazine Sculptor Dale Chihuly pushes artistic boundaries, using heat, human breath, gravity, and glass as his creative tools. CHIHULY, an exhibition by American sculptor Dale Chihuly, is set to open at the ROM on June 25. As an artist,
Chihuly Around the World
Chihuly’s permanent installations appear all over the world, including installations in the United States, Canada, England, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. These impressive installations appear to be constructed in a way that provides contrast between the
Profile: Canada's First Lady of Literature
Eleanor Wachtel is a Canadian writer and broadcaster, and host of the CBC Radio’s popular literary show Writers & Company. Over the 26 years Wachtel has been hosting her show, she has interviewed some of the most compelling figures in Canadian literature, including Saul Bellow, Alice
Exhibit A: Light of the Desert Cerussite Gem
At 900 carats, this magnificent gemstone is the world's largest faceted specimen of the mineral cerussite. Cerussite, a lead carbonate mineral, is extremely sensitive to heat and vibration—even warmth from the palm of a hand can damage it. Just imagine how much time and care the gem cutter