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The ROM Celebrates Accessibility Awareness Week (May 26th to June 1st)

The ROM Celebrates Accessibility Awareness Week (May 26th to June 1st)

Kate Zankowicz is a museum educator and volunteer member of the Accessibility Advisory Committee who is committed to making the ROM a place where everyone can learn. Currently, Kate is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Her dissertation

Accessibility Awareness Week Spotlight 2013- Adam Roy Cohoon

Accessibility Awareness Week Spotlight 2013- Adam Roy Cohoon

Adam Roy Cohoon is an active member of the accessibility advocacy community. He has been a member of the ROM’s Accessibility Advisory Committee since 2010 and is also involved with the Anne Johnston Barrier-Free Advisory Council and the TTC Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation. Adam

Accessibility Awareness Week 2013 Spotlight- Alexis Pastuch

Accessibility Awareness Week 2013 Spotlight- Alexis Pastuch

Alexis Pastuch has been a member of the ROM’s Accessibility Advisory Committee since 2010. After studying to be a law clerk at Durham College, Alexis found it difficult to locate a position with accessibility standards that created a comfortable working environment. This challenge encouraged

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend: I of IV

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend: I of IV

As an archaeologist the main goal in my work is to understand the people of the past, and to share that understanding with others. As a museum archaeologist, a good way to share that knowledge is at family weekends, like the ROM's Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend on June 15 th-16 th 2013! I

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend II of IV: The Sword

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend II of IV: The Sword

The sword is one of the definitive weapons of the Roman soldier, right from the earliest days of the Empire. The Romans were very keen on swords, and gained much from contact (read conquering) the Iberians of Spain and Gauls of France. The carnage created by the slashes and thrusts of the Roman

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend III of IV: The Dagger

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend III of IV: The Dagger

So in my project to recreate the equipment of a 3rd century Roman soldier from Dura-Europos, following the creation of the sword, I next moved on to the dagger. Little seems to be known about the daggers used by soldiers in the Roman World of the 3 rd century AD. The well-known dagger of the Early