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#ThrowbackThursday: Working Like Mad

#ThrowbackThursday: Working Like Mad

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

#ThrowbackThursday: A Very Hot Evening

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

#ThrowbackThursday: Overshot Coverlets

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

Not just for show: how and why museum specimens are collected

Not just for show: how and why museum specimens are collected

Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication student Samantha Stephens I don’t know which is more overpowering- the dense 35 o C air, or the peculiar rotting scent- but when I opened the first bolted door, both hit me like a powerful wave. The sign on the second door seemed quite appropriate.

#ThrowbackThursday: Drying in the Garden

#ThrowbackThursday: Drying in the Garden

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

#ThrowbackThursday: Not a Lick of Paint

#ThrowbackThursday: Not a Lick of Paint

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

#ThrowbackThursday: Saws and Drills

#ThrowbackThursday: Saws and Drills

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

#ThrowbackThursday: Needle and Thread

#ThrowbackThursday: Needle and Thread

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

Storytelling: Art, Culture, Nature

Storytelling: Art, Culture, Nature

Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication graduate Samantha Stephens Art, Culture, Nature. They may be separate words, but if we consider them separate disciplines, we are doing a disservice to the potential of human wisdom. Without nature, there is no culture. Without culture, there is no

Sports et divertissements: a unique resource for researchers in design history

Sports et divertissements: a unique resource for researchers in design history

Post by Ketzia Sherman The ROM Library & Archives recently acquired a rare copy of Sports et divertissements, a musical score by Erik Satie with pochoir illustrations by Charles Martin, hand-coloured by Jules Saudé (Paris: Publications Lucien Vogel, [1923]). Sports et divertissements is a