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International Women's Day
In honour of International Women's Day, the ROM Library and Archives highlights a number of the many women whose work at the ROM made advances in science, art, and museology. Ella Martin (pictured above) Ella Martin devoted her life to improving museum education through object based learning
The Anatomy of a Book: Saving The Naturalist's Library
Books are remarkably durable. Fragments have survived from ancient times, while others have traversed the centuries in near perfect condition. One such example is the St Cuthbert Gospel from the 7th century, the earliest intact European book. But despite the robust structure of the book, the
Getting Lost with Galloway
We sat down with CBC’s Matt Galloway to find out exactly what keeps bringing him back to the ROM Q: Do you visit the museum often? A: Yes, I have a couple of young kids. We come on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes if there’s a special event, but also sometimes we come just to wander around.
Museum Monday with Melissa
This is the first in a series of Monday blog posts by Guest Blogger, Melissa Doyle! If you've ever been to March Break at the ROM you'll know it's a magical time to visit. With so much to see and do it makes for an exciting week. This year's theme is Futurology: Adventures in
'The Elements of Armories': A Very Short History of Heraldry
The colourful pennants and shields carried by bold knights and courageous squires are known to us today from illustrated books and films telling stories of Robin Hood, or King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. But these bright emblems are more than decoration, and have long historical
A New Focus for Photography
I have had the pleasure this past week of working with a new camera. This is not just any new camera, but a tool which allows one to rethink how we go about photography. The number of times we have all heard "you should have focused on that thing" or "you forgot to focus!" is
Museum Monday with Melissa- March 23, 2015
Starting today is the international event well known as Museum Week. MUSEUM WEEK is a worldwide love of all things curatorial. Museums around the world celebrate this every year. From Egyptian mummies to Roman emperors, you can enjoy some of the best in conversations and curations. Seniors
My Favourite Object: A "Tell Minis" Style Lustre-Ware Bowl
This beautiful bowl, ROM Accession number 960.219.2, was made in Syria between about AD 1075-1125, and if you read this story, you will find out why I would really like to meet the person that made it. The first thing you notice about this bowl is its decoration. It looks lile a sphinx, a
Museum Monday with Melissa- March 30, 2015
Hope you all had a great #PROMX and #MuseumWeek! This past week was quite busy and eventful. This coming week will be more focused on workshops and learning in creative ways. Here’s a few things to take part in this week. Young adults will enjoy this week’s ROM Speaks event entitled “
Meet Miss Martin: Behind the Scenes at the ROM Library & Archives
By Nicole Marcogliese Every day for the past couple months I’ve been weaving my way through the first floor galleries searching for an ordinary door, down an ordinary hallway, in order to go somewhere extraordinary: the ROM Library & Archives. Inside the library you can find not only