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Canada 150- Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia- table, crock and plate

Canada 150- Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia- table, crock and plate

Continuing my geographically rooted exploration of the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection, as the year of the dubious Canada 150 draws to a close, I come to the West, and am going to highlight some objects from our collection here from each of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia all in one

Indigenous Education Month at the ROM

Indigenous Education Month at the ROM

By Summer Catt, Kiowa Wind Memorial Indigenous Youth Intern In celebration of Indigenous Education Month in November, the ROM Learning Department presented special events for school groups including Hoop Dancing led by Ryan Runearth, Treaty Teaching led by Akeesha Nadjiwon, Inuit Games led by

Make Plastic Reduction Part of Your 2018 New Year's Resolutions

Make Plastic Reduction Part of Your 2018 New Year's Resolutions

Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Cristina Bergman Every year, 10,000 tonnes of plastic enters the Great Lakes. Imagine 55 jumbo jets of plastic crash landing in the lakes each year. In this province alone, 3 billion plastic bottles are sold annually, but only

Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture

Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary Culture

“The Eva Holtby Lecture wants speakers on contemporary culture asking the questions why and why not.  Our goal is for this to encourage conversation, empathy and understanding which leads to stronger civility in a community.”- Christopher Holtby The Annual Eva Holtby Lecture on Contemporary

Trees for Life in Lakefield

Trees for Life in Lakefield

Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Fenella Hood When Rebecca Rose left her home in Leslieville and moved her three young children to the quaint village of Lakefield, she felt secure in the belief that she was improving their lot in life. A small community in South

When Whaling is Your Tradition

When Whaling is Your Tradition

Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Ursula McClintock. In some Indigenous communities around the world, whaling is as much a part of their tradition as my family’s turkey dinner at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Whale hunting has played an integral role in feeding Inuit

Presenting our Winners of the 2017 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Presenting our Winners of the 2017 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Inspired by the stunning Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, the Ontario-wide ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returned for its 3rd year –with incredible prizes for both adult and youth categories! From December 15, 2017 to February 3, 2018, the ROM invited amateur and

When Things Go Wrong for Right Whales

When Things Go Wrong for Right Whales

Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Viridiana Jimenez. Right whales were featured heavily in the news throughout the latter half of 2017, unfortunately for dire reasons. In 2017, seventeen dead whales were discovered, twelve right whales were found in the Gulf of St

The Rules of Taxonomy: How Species Are Named

The Rules of Taxonomy: How Species Are Named

Why should ROM curators care about a proposal to create an organization that would make rules for how species of living things are named? Naming the things around us is a fundamental part of being human and using language. In fact, we do more than that; we bring order to the plethora of names by

Les règles de la taxonomie: nommer les espèces

Les règles de la taxonomie: nommer les espèces

Pourquoi les conservateurs du ROM devraient-ils s’intéresser à un projet visant à créer une organisation qui réglementerait la désignation des espèces? Nommer les choses qui l’entourent est un besoin fondamental de l’être humain et du langage. Mais nous n’en restons pas là : nous