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National Volunteer Week 2016 | The Best Thing About ROM Camp
By: Kiron Mukherjee, ROMKids Coordinator When we receive our evaluation forms back at the end of every session of camp, our number one piece of positive feedback is not what you may think. It's not Futalognkosaurus, or Djedmaatesankh. The giant squid, the Ming Tomb. It's not the
National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Joe Moysiuk
By: Peter Fenton Joe Moysiuk is a volunteer in the ROM Invertebrate Palaeobiology team Joe Moysiuk has been involved with the ROM since he was a young child, collecting fossils and bringing them here for identification. Joe joined the ROM "officially" in 2012 as a highschool coop student
National Volunteer Week 2016 | Volunteer Spotlight: Tony Steede
By Katherine Dunnell, Mineralogy & Geology Technician Tony Steede is a volunteer in the Earth Science Department. Earth Science is indebted to the base of volunteers that work with us and within our collections every day. We currently have seven volunteers working with us with various
Family Camera: Mystery Missionary
by Aliya Mazari, M.A. student, Photography Preservation and Collections Management, Ryerson University Many family photos in museum collections have been separated from their family histories, thus falling into the category of “orphaned” photos. Why does this separation happen? Does the
NEW RESEARCH: Seed Eating May Have Helped Beaked Birds Survive
Living birds may have their ancestors' beaks to thank for surviving the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. New research indicates the closest relatives of modern birds, the small feathered raptor dinosaurs and primitive toothed birds, went extinct abruptly at the end of the
Winners of the Henry's Capture the Wilderness Contest
In conjunction with the ROM's Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, Henry's exclusively invited ROM members to enter the Capture the Wilderness Contest which ran from February 1- March 20, 2016. ROM Members were asked to tweet their latest and greatest tips for capturing the
NOUVELLE RECHERCHE: Les graines auraient pu aider les oiseaux munis d’un bec à survivre
Si les oiseaux actuels ont survécu à l’extinction massive des dinosaures, c’est peut-être grâce au bec de leurs ancêtres. D’après une nouvelle recherche, les proches parents des oiseaux modernes, les petits dinosaures à plumes de type raptor et les oiseaux primitifs munis de dents,
New to ROM: Frances Ferdinands
For over a decade, the ROM has steadily acquired the work of contemporary Canadian artists who are part of the South Asian diaspora. Such collecting is important not only to provide points of context and contrast with ROM’s historical South Asian collections, but also to preserve the complexities
Tattooed Heroes of Edo Period Japan
Tattoos: Ritual. Identity. Obsession. Art is an exhibition in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) coming from Museé du quai Branly, Paris. It explores 5000 years of tattoo tradition around the world. The traditional and contemporary tattoos of Japan are featured prominently in their own section of the