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Ma première journée à Trout River (Terre-Neuve): l'arrivée des biologistes du ROM pique la curiosité des villageois
En regardant par la fenêtre, j’aperçois le reflet du soleil sur les montagnes. Après une journée fatigante, je me rends enfin compte de la chance que j’ai d’être ici. J’attends une occasion pareille depuis que j’ai terminé mon programme de communication visuelle de
ROM Research Colloquium: Santiago Sanchez-Ramirez
Name: Santiago Sanchez-Ramirez Title: A Tale on the Caesar's Mushroom What does the Roman emperor Julius Caesar, the Mayas, Central African tribes and Himalayan sherpas have in common? They all appreciate the delicate taste of an Amanita mushroom! Amanita mushrooms are widespread in forest
My first day in Trout River, Newfoundland: ROM biologists arrive, town is curious
As I stare out my window I can see the sunlight’s reflection on the mountains and after a busy day I am finally getting the chance to reflect on how fortunate I am to be here. This is the opportunity I had been waiting for since my graduation from the Environmental Visual Communications program
Overgrown Bone — A ROM Paleontologist identifies the fish with the swollen head
Originally published in the Summer 2010 edition of ROM Magazine. Bluecheek Silver grunt Q. I found this object on a beach in Oman. I think it might be part of a fish skull. If it is, can you tell me what kind of fish it is from? Mike Silver, Toronto A. You are indeed correct: it is part of a
ROM magazine presents a Mystery Object
Did you know that 97% of the Museum’s collection is not on display? While 30,000 objects do currently grace our exhibition halls, they are just the tip of a very large iceberg cloistered away here on Bloor and Queens Park. There are many factors that keep the vast majority of the collection
Tsuu T'ina Jr. Sr. High visits the ROM
It came as a surprise yesterday when Marie Menard wrote that she had brought her grade nine class from Tsuu T'ina Jr. Sr. High School all the way to Toronto and would like me to meet with them at the ROM the next day. Today I had the pleasure of meeting these warm and well-mannered students.
Bublcam visits the ROM
Over the last few months you may have seen us around the Museum with the team from Bubl Technology, especially if you were at our ROM Speaks event on March 31st. The team at bubl Technology have set out to make Google Streetview technology available for everyone. The camera is roughly the size of
Many Eyes Make Light Work: ROM Field Botany
Submitted by David Baxter As student staff in the ROM Botany Section, my summer work has mostly involved sitting in a basement office updating the plant specimen database, and occasionally working with the herbarium specimens themselves. This last week, however, I’ve been in Montana and
Earth Weekend at the ROM
Earth Weekend is coming fast, and we couldn’t be more excited! The interactive workshop with Barbara Reid will be amazing, but the Hands-on team from the Keenan Family Gallery of Hands-on Biodiversity is also preparing many more fun and interactive events for the second floor. The CWF Get to
ROM Goddesses on display for Archaeology Weekend
As part of A rchaeology Weekend on April 14 and 15 we will be putting on a small display of objects from out of the ROM’s vaults. We are calling it Treasures of the Danube: Enigmatic Objects from Balkan Prehistory. One case will be of figurines from the Vinča culture (circa 5,500 and 4,500