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Collection Highlight: Sikhs in Canada
Sikhs in Canada, The Singh Twins, watersolour on board, England, 2010, 44 x 32.5 cm. ROM 2010.53.1 This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust Fund. Copyright The Singh Twins: www.singhtwins.co.uk This painting was commissioned by the ROM
How to display the past….. Part 2: Collecting
In my last post I mentioned that various factors (sometimes pure chance) shaped a museum collection, and so affected the look of a public display. Here, I illustrate this by exploring the collection history of one particularly famous (even infamous) object. This ivory and gold figurine has
CANADA 150 – What We Make and What We’re Made Of
Hi! I'm Heather Read, the Rebanks Postdoctoral Fellow in Canadian Decorative Arts. In honour of Canada’s 150 th anniversary of Confederation, I’ll be writing a blog series this year highlighting interesting objects from the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum.
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
Digging Through the Vaults: Rediscovery and Rehabilitation
Collector's ring with a large convex amethyst gem engraved with an image of Nike. Height: 2.2 cm Accession number: 925.83.6 Several months ago a colleague of mine and a curator from the European section were looking through a drawer of jewellery in the ROM’s Robertson Silver Storage Vault.
Weapon Wednesday: Pesh Kabz
Pesh Kabz daggar with sheath. Steel, jade, stone, water buffalo horn, fabric. 19th century, India. ROM 948.1.256a-b The Collection of the First Lord Kitchener. Currently part of the South Asian Study Collection in the ROM’s Education Department. Written by Aruna Panday, Ph.D Candidate York
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.
Sneak Peek: Recreating Ancient Mayan Architectural Facades
Here at the ROM, a project team is hard at work bringing Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World to life. The exhibition opens November 19, but ROM staff have been immersed in the project for well over a year! Emilio Genovese, ROM Exhibit Designer, is a key member of the project team. Today he is
Incredible Wildlife Photos... Taken by 10-Year-Olds
Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Cassidy McAuliffe If you think you need years of experience to be a good photographer… think again! After viewing photos taken by youth in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit at the ROM, you may find yourself itching to
#ThrowbackThursday: Badly Tied Up
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