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CANADA 150- Ontario- Blue Mountain Pottery
My grandmother gave my mother some Blue Mountain Pottery candlesticks one Christmas during my childhood. I was old enough to remember it, so I was probably at least 7 or 8 years old. My mother was very excited by the gift, and the candlesticks quickly became a fixture on one of the most prominent
Hippos and Whales: Unlikely Cousins
Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Natasha Hirt Looking at whales, you might have a hard time figuring out where they fit into the mammalian family tree. In fact, hippopotamus are actually whales’ closest “cousins”, and they're much more closely related
True Blue Detectives
Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Connor McDowell The Royal Ontario Museum has marked yet another first for science with its Blue Whale project. This achievement could hold keys to the conservation of this majestic, endangered mammal – not to mention a deeper
The Natural World in South Asian Painting
These works are on view in the Sir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian Gallery. Paintings from the Indian subcontinent are made with natural vegetable and mineral pigments on paper and thus are light sensitive, requiring regular rotation in a gallery space. The most recent installation focuses on the
CANADA 150- Ontario- Clay
I have twenty vessels and one small tile in my office right now that are a little bit mysterious. Most of them are made of clay from Ontario, so I'm choosing to highlight them in my ongoing tour of Canada, through the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection. They are a set of vessels that was
Le monde naturel dans la peinture de l'Asie du Sud
Ces peintures sont exposées dans la Galerie sir Christopher Ondaatje de l’Asie du Sud. Les peintures du sous-continent indien sont réalisées à partir de pigments minéraux et végétaux naturels sur papier. Elles sont donc sensibles à la lumière et doivent être régulièrement remplacées
Early Tourist Photography at Niagara Falls
By Victoria Abel, M.A. In 1839, when photography was invented, Ontario as a province did not exist and the New York village of Niagara Falls would not be incorporated for another nine years. Despite these facts, the need for easy transportation and access to Niagara Falls had already been expressed
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. Butterfly enthusiasts have reported thousands (!!) of Painted Ladies (Vanessa cardui) from Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, and
CANADA 150- Manitoba- The Manitoba Glass Company (and narrative gaps)
I am researching and writing about the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum, so it is easy to assume there would be some level of representation of the entire country in the collection. However, by representativeness, the collection is bounded by the early donations and
A Viking's Life
Post by the Swedish History Museum 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? During the period 793 to 1066 AD, the Vikings played a vital role as traders, plunderers, seafarers, and