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Global Fashion & Textiles: Object Lessons
Object Lessons reveals the ephemeral and physical social and cultural histories of objects in the museum’s collection of global textiles and fashions through interviews with makers, donors and historians. Veronika Gervers: Research Fellowship in Textiles & Fashion History Barbara Kostner,
Minoan Ivory Goddess
Head of the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess figurine (ROM 931.21.1) Image: © ROM This exquisite ivory and gold (chryselephantine) figurine has been an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) since she was acquired in 1931, but she has also attracted huge controversy. When she was bought by the Museum,
Burgess Shale Projects
The Cambrian radiation represents the sudden worldwide appearance and rapid diversification of animals. The record of this critical event is documented in a series of exceptional fossil deposits with preservation of soft-bodied animals, especially in China and Canada. The Burgess Shale, located in
Ceramic Petrology Laboratory
A core part of the archaeological science research at the ROM is the Ceramic Petrology Laboratory. Petrology or Petrographic analysis is a technique developed in the earth-sciences for observation of rocks and minerals. It involves creating a "thin-section" of the material being studied,
Adaptive radiation, convergent evolution and speciation in Neotropical cichlids
Adaptive radiation is recognized as one of the most important processes responsible for the origin of biological diversity. Because adaptive radiations produce diversification through ecological specialization, they are essential for understanding how ecological forces can drive evolutionary
Veronika Gervers: Research Fellowship in Textiles & Fashion History
The Veronika Gervers Research Fellowship was established in 1979 to honour the work and memory of Veronika Gervers, a pioneer textiles and costume scholar. It exists to promote innovative scholarly research from new and established researchers that is based upon objects in the global collection of
James Menzies Chinese Research Fellowship
The James Menzies Chinese Research Fellowship was established in 2009 to promote scholarly research as it relates to the Royal Ontario Museum's Chinese collection, with particular emphasis on the ROM's Menzies collection. The Fellowship is open to Ph.D. candidates, both junior and senior