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Entretien avec une artiste: L'art et la culture du Golfe
Entretien d’Ann Webb, directrice de ROM Culture contemporaine, avec la Cheikha Hoor al-Qasimi qui prononcera la 10 e conférence annuelle Eva Holtby Quelques jours avant la Conférence annuelle Eva Holtby, le 10 novembre prochain, Ann Webb, directrice de ROM Culture contemporaine, a discuté avec
CANADA 150- Ontario- Elmer Hookway
This is a glass steam engine, made by a glass blower and flame worker named Elmer Hookway, who was born in Toronto in 1889. It is fully functional, and was built by Hookway with engineering assistance from his friend Herb Hodginson. A written document, prepared by Hodginson and Hookway, accompanies
CANADA 150- Ontario- Clay
I have twenty vessels and one small tile in my office right now that are a little bit mysterious. Most of them are made of clay from Ontario, so I'm choosing to highlight them in my ongoing tour of Canada, through the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection. They are a set of vessels that was
Marla Mossman and her Peace Caravan Journey along the Silk Road: Afghanistan
On a recent trip to New York City, ICC Managing Director Francisco Alvarez met with artist Marla Mossman. While gallery hopping and deep conversations over sushi, Marla shared the details of her very intriguing current art project. Avidly interested in promoting arts and education, Marla began
#instaROM
On November 6th, we held our very first Instagram tour. If you are on Instagram you may have seen this type of tour called an #instawalk, well this was a ROM-ified version and we had lots of fun seeing the work of our visitors. We invited people to tour the galleries, take photos using Instagram
Lava Medals
A while back, I stopped in to the Earth Sciences Dept to look at some meteorites which needed to be photographed. While I was there, I noticed some very odd looking medallions sitting in a box on the counter. These were not the smooth precious metal medallions we see on a fairly regular basis. They
Erasing Mankind’s Heritage: the Monuments of Palmyra and their Devastation
Dr. Clemens Reichel speaks at the San Antonio Museum of Art about the impact that the current conflicts in Syria and Iraq have had on cultural heritage sites and museums zones and what their loss would mean to all of humanity. While focusing on the intentional destruction of temples, monuments and
Habelia, un prédateur de la préhistoire avec une « tête multifonction »
Cédric Aria Chercheur postdoctoral Décrit pour la première fois en 1912, Habelia optata est l’un des plus énigmatiques à avoir été découvert dans les schistes de Burgess, gisement fossilifère de la Colombie-Britannique d’une richesse exceptionnelle qui remonte au Cambrien moyen, soit
Five Questions for Hina P. Ansari
Hina P. Ansari’s relationship with Bollywood goes way back to the burgeoning of the industry. Her grandfather was a multi-faceted filmmaker known as one of the leading and first film noir directors of the Mumbai-based industry. She has made a name for herself in the fashion and entertainment
Asian Carps and GLMRIS Canadian Information Session
By Henry H.C. Choong, Departmental Associate, Invertebrate Zoology and Invertebrate Palaeontology Sections, Royal Ontario Museum Invasive Species and the Great Lakes Basin The Great Lakes basin ecosystem is of great importance to Canada; changes to this ecosystem can have far-reaching impacts upon