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ROMcast: The Uncatalogued Stories
Who works behind the scenes at the Royal Ontario Museum? What do they do all day? Meet the people who make the museum tick in this candid podcast series! Season 2, Episode 1: Laura Lipcsei Laura is the ROM’s Senior Conservator of Stone, Ceramics and Glass. In her role she oversees the care and
ROM Research Colloquium: BLOG-A THON (Day 2)
Five researchers, five questions, five days. Join us for the ROM Research Colloquium on February 23 and meet our researchers! Stay for the Vaughan Lecture given by Dave Rudkin. Who or what inspired your research in your field? How did you get into researching what you are working on? Silvia
Le Cristal Michael Lee-Chin
L’origine de son nom Inspiré par le mandat unique du ROM- favoriser la compréhension et l’appréciation des différentes cultures du monde et des milieux naturels-, le don extraordinaire de 30 millions de dollars de Michael Lee-Chin est à la fois un témoignage de gratitude et d’espoir:
Safavid Tile Project IV: The Artist behind the Arches
Written by Lisa Golombek, Curator Emeritus (Islamic Art) In 17th century Iran, unlike earlier times, painters often signed their works. These were individual pages, collected by the connoisseur and bound in an album, or the artist signed pages of an illustrated manuscript. Although these
Life in Toronto – Rouge Bioblitz 2012
submitted by the ROM Bioblitz Team The term BioBlitz has been floating around since the late 1990’s. It was popularized by the US National Park Service and in 1998 by famous Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson. A BioBlitz is a survey of all life within a given area during an intense 24hr period.
Ontario tables the "Invasive Species Act": What is it, and what role should natural history museums play?
By Dave Ireland, Managing Director, ROM Biodiversity The Ontario Minister of Natural Resources, David Orazietti, joined by the Ontario Biodiversity Council, which includes representation from the ROM, introduced a new piece of legislation yesterday: the Invasive Species Act. This is unprecedented
#ROMSriLanka Kicks off Month-long Expedition
Guest blog written by #ROMSriLanka Communication team member Deirdre Leowinata If the words “adventure”, “exploration”, and “travel” come to mind when you hear the word “science”, then you watch a lot of David Attenborough, you’re a shark week fanatic, you’re a field biologist,
Ben & Bruno’s Excellent Trilobite Adventure
Curatorial staff in attendance at the ROM’s popular bimonthly Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Meteorite Identification Clinics are routinely treated to a fascinating array of objects brought in by an equally fascinating cross-section of our museum visitors. From very junior geologists clutching
Martians among us
With the announcement of three new Martian Meteorites in the ROM’s planetary science collection, recent evidence of flowing water on Mars, and of course, the success of the Hollywood movie “The Martian”, it seems fitting to sit down and take a closer look at the Red Planet. And we can do that
Des Martiens parmi nous
Avec le ROM qui annonce l’acquisition de trois nouvelles météorites martiennes pour sa collection de réputation internationale, la NASA qui découvre la présence d'eau salée qui coule à la surface de Mars sans oublier le succès du film hollywoodien « Seul sur Mars », il convient