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Presenting our Winners of the 2017 ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
Inspired by the stunning Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, the Ontario-wide ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returned for its 3rd year –with incredible prizes for both adult and youth categories! From December 15, 2017 to February 3, 2018, the ROM invited amateur and
Eric Huang
Meet YPC Member Eric Huang What is your occupation? I'm the Founder and Executive Director of Advanced Analytics and Research Lab Inc., an analytics consulting an education company. What was the last book you read? Last book I read was Ulysses, currently reading The Fountainhead. If you could
When Things Go Wrong for Right Whales
Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Viridiana Jimenez. Right whales were featured heavily in the news throughout the latter half of 2017, unfortunately for dire reasons. In 2017, seventeen dead whales were discovered, twelve right whales were found in the Gulf of St
In Hot Water – the Ongoing Debate on Bottled Water Extraction in Ontario
Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Chelsie Xavier-Blower In the quiet countryside of the county of Wellington, echoes from a clash between the local community and mega-corporation Nestlé still linger in the air. Starting in 2015, the debate over Nestlé’s water
The Rules of Taxonomy: How Species Are Named
Why should ROM curators care about a proposal to create an organization that would make rules for how species of living things are named? Naming the things around us is a fundamental part of being human and using language. In fact, we do more than that; we bring order to the plethora of names by
Les règles de la taxonomie: nommer les espèces
Pourquoi les conservateurs du ROM devraient-ils s’intéresser à un projet visant à créer une organisation qui réglementerait la désignation des espèces? Nommer les choses qui l’entourent est un besoin fondamental de l’être humain et du langage. Mais nous n’en restons pas là : nous
Kristy Van Hoven
Meet YPC Member Kristy Van Hoven What is your occupation? Founding Director, Guthrie School of Dance & part of your favourite ROM Patron Team. What was the last book you read? Tough one… does the Journal of Palliative Care count? If not, sadly it was I’m a Highland Dancer story book with
Kalighat Paintings: Murder in the Collection
Written by Piali Roy. A notorious murder case is one of the subjects of the ROM’s collection of mid-nineteenth century Kalighat paintings, an urban folk art style that developed around a popular Kali temple in Kolkata, India. The Kalighat paintings were the sort of souvenir one could buy after a
National Volunteer Week 2018: Sharon Aitken
Name: Sharon Aitken, a retired teacher and dental hygienist, started volunteering approximately 3 years ago. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? Sharon: I have wanted to be a volunteer at the ROM for many years. I love learning new things, meeting and working with people and I love
National Volunteer Week 2018: Lynne Wood
Name: Lynne Wood taught high school for 38 years and started volunteering at the ROM in the Spring of 2016. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? Lynne: Volunteering at the ROM is a wonderful opportunity to continue to learn, teach and work with people of all ages. What is your role of