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Photographer thoughts: A conversation with Mark Peck
Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Fatima Ali In a recent CBC interview Mark Peck, the Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) very own ornithologist and devoted baseball fan, said, “If the baseball team plays with as much heart as the birds show in everyday life, we'll
Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend V of IV: The Final Story
Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend is over, and I thought I would show you the results of my attempt to create a recreation, re-enactment, or impression of a soldier from Dura-Europos (so this is not really one of the original IV, so to speak, hence it is V of IV). In the group above you can see me
Taking off Zuul’s jacket
Introducing the Zuul Preparation Blog Series: Robin Sissons is a technician at Research Casting International, as well as a scientist with an MSc from the University of Alberta on ankylosaurs. Robin will be working on preparing Zuul’s belly from its encasing rock over the next few years. Stay
A mid-Silurian aquatic scorpion – one step closer to land?
Rocks of the 430 million year old Eramosa Formation Konservat- Lagerstätte on the Bruce Peninsula have produced an amazing new species of aquatic fossil scorpions, Eramoscorpius brucensis, which contributes to our understanding of how scorpions may eventually have moved from the sea onto land.
National Volunteer Week 2017 | Volunteer Spotlight: Anna Chryrsky-Harapa
Anna Chryrsky-Harapa is the Co-Chair of the Outreach Committee at the Department of Museum Volunteers. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? The ROM has always played a strong role in my family’s life. The “museum” (at that time the ROM was the only museum of note in Toronto) was my
Artist Interview: Art and Culture in the Gulf
The ROM’s Ann Webb interviews Holtby lecturer, Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi In preparation for the upcoming Holtby Lecture on November 10th, the ROM’s Managing Director of Contemporary Culture Ann Webb asked Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi about her art foundation and its role in Sharjah. Ann Webb: You grew
The Sweet Life
Celebrity Chef David Rocco shares what makes the ROM special to him... Q: You travel a lot for your work. Do you get a chance to visit the ROM often? A: My office overlooks the Museum, so I see it a lot. I also live close by, so the Museum has always been a part of our local
International Volunteer Managers Day: Meet Ann Macpherson
Behind every great team of volunteers is a Volunteer Manager who ensures that their team reaches their full potential. In honour of International Volunteer Managers Day this November 5 th, the ROM turns the spotlight on some of the staff who activate our many fun and exciting volunteer programs.
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
Totally Buggin’: Spiders and Insects in Pop Culture
Guest blog written by 2018 Environmental Visual Communication student Michael Berger. Dr. Susan Tyler paces the empty subway platform, lit by flickering fluorescents, anxiously waiting for her husband’s return from the perilous depths of the underground. Out of the corner of her eye she