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Wyandot Approaches to Archaeological Ceramics
Wyandot Approaches to Archaeological Ceramics By Richard Zane Smith and Catherine Tammaro This blog entry is the third in a series dedicated to Remembering Ancient Ceramic Traditions, a project initiated by us when we visited the Royal Ontario Museum’s New World Archaeology Collections to view
When Objects Guide Our Pedagogy: An Introduction to Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is sometimes used as a synonym for educational practices that include active participation by the learner. Museum educators consider this an effective way to teach; it is also a tool that that animates and interprets objects within the museum’s collection. Experiential
The life cycle of a new fossil: Meet the ancient cousin of the earthworm
By Karma Nanglu Have you ever wondered how a new fossil is described? Or picked up an earthworm on a rainy day and thought to yourself “where do animals like these come from?” In this ROMblog post, I’ll walk you through the process of describing an exceptionally well-preserved new fossil
Collaboration, Family and Photography: The Process of Creating an Installation for The Family Camera Exhibition
Written By Maya Wilson-Sanchez Since September 2016, OCAD University, The Royal Ontario Museum and The Family Camera Network have been collaborating to create an interactive project for The Family Camera exhibition opening May 6, 2017. This opportunity is offered through OCAD U’s Digital Futures
Weapon Wednesday: Swords from the Philippines
The Philippines are a group of over 7,000 mountainous islands, mostly of volcanic origin, in Southeast Asia. They may be divided into three geographic areas: in the north is Luzon, mostly one large island and the location of the capital and most populous cities of the Republic, together known as
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
Amarna Artifacts in the ROM’s Ancient Egypt Collection
By Laura Ranieri If you go up to the Museum’s third floor and make your way into the Ancient Egypt displays, you will quickly find yourself amid an impressive collection of objects dating from the Old Kingdom through to Ptolemaic times. This is just a representative sampling of the more than
Un petit poisson plein d’avenir
Les fossiles témoignent de la diversité des premières formes de vie et des étonnantes transformations évolutives de la vie sur Terre. Ces changements se sont produits sur des périodes incommensurables pouvant dépasser des centaines de millions d’années. L’une des histoires les plus
Road Ecology in Presqu'ile Provincial Park
Recently, I visited Presqu'ile Provincial Park to get a better understanding of Road Ecology- a fairly new science in Canada. I met Sean Boyle- full disclosure- my son, to find out what his PhD project entailed in the park. First, I would like to say that it is quite a beautiful park with
The secret of Oesia: a Burgess Shale mystery, by Karma Nanglu
My name is Karma Nanglu and I’m a PhD student at the University of Toronto, but on a day-to-day basis I do my research at the Royal Ontario Museum. I’ve recently co-authored a research paper, Cambrian suspension-feeding tubicolous hemichordates, with Jean-Bernard Caron, Curator, Invertebrate