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Unfrozen in Time: From the Erebus and Terror to the ROM

Unfrozen in Time: From the Erebus and Terror to the ROM

Guest Blog by Dorea Reeser, Ph.D., Environmental Visual Communication Student, ROM Biodiversity and Fleming College Special thanks to  Tim Dickinson, ROM Senior Curator of Botany, Emeritus Ahoy there! For 167 YEARS, the search for Sir John Franklin, his crew, and their lost ships, the HMS Erebus

The Evans Connection Part 2: The Minoans Created

Here I continue the story of an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female figurine–ROM 931.21.1. For further information see the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research Project. I follow up on Part1: The Minoans Discovered to show how the British archeologist, Sir

The 'Goddess' and the Museum: "What's in a name?"

The 'Goddess' and the Museum: "What's in a name?"

Here I continue the story of an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female figurine–ROM 931.21.1. For further information see the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research Project. In my last two articles about the ‘Goddess’ in the Museum (The Early Years and

The Evans Connection Part 1: The Minoans Discovered

Here I continue the story of an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female figurine–ROM 931.21.1. For further information see the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research Project. I discuss why the Museum, or indeed anyone, believed that the figurine was genuine. In

Meet Miss Martin: Behind the Scenes at the ROM Library & Archives

Meet Miss Martin: Behind the Scenes at the ROM Library & Archives

By Nicole Marcogliese Every day for the past couple months I’ve been weaving my way through the first floor galleries searching for an ordinary door, down an ordinary hallway, in order to go somewhere extraordinary: the ROM Library & Archives. Inside the library you can find not only

Phil Currie, the legend, my hero, is coming to the ROM!

One of the greatest experiences of my life occurred when I was just 7 years old. My mom took me for a week-long adventure to Alberta to visit Drumheller and the Badlands. The Badlands is an incredibly special place – the way only a barren, rocky and sandy place could be. Not only is it one

The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: the Suspect Sisters (and brothers)

The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: the Suspect Sisters (and brothers)

Here I continue the story of an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female figurine–ROM 931.21.1. For further information see the ‘ Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research Project. The ROM Goddess is just one of the ‘Minoan’ figurines in several museums sometimes

Finding a Safe Passageway Across the 401

Finding a Safe Passageway Across the 401

by Cameron Smith, Secretary of the Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative   As the climate changes, it’s going to become increasingly important for wildlife to be able to move to new areas, not only for the health of the creatures moving, but for ensuring that genetic diversity is maintained for

Behind the Blitz: Become the Biodiversity

Behind the Blitz: Become the Biodiversity

Blog by Stacey Lee Kerr, Biodiversity Storyteller / Creative Producer for the ROM's Centre for Biodiversity At this year's Ontario BioBlitz, things are set to get a little wild... we've invited everyone to dress up as an Ontario species for our NatureFest Costume Contest. But what

New Research from the Burgess Shale: Thorny worms that swarmed in the Cambrian seas

New Research from the Burgess Shale: Thorny worms that swarmed in the Cambrian seas

Hallucigenia sparsa is no ordinary animal. This poster child of the Burgess Shale biota is the ultimate weirdo, and the ROM holds the world’s largest collection of specimens. New research published July 31st in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, provides fresh new revelations about