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Were These Peruvian Mummies Climate Change Nomads?

Words and photos by Lisa Milosavljevic   ROM Ancient (@ROMAncient) is in southern Peru at the 1,400 year old archaeological site of Quilcapampa until the end of August 2016. This is a ROM-led project with Justin Jennings, curator of New World Archaeology. The project is run in collaboration with

Interview with Dale Chihuly

Guest blog by Douglas Thomson, Content Manager ROM Magazine Sculptor Dale Chihuly pushes artistic boundaries, using heat, human breath, gravity, and glass as his creative tools. CHIHULY, an exhibition by American sculptor Dale Chihuly, is set to open at the ROM on June 25. As an artist,

Gallery of Chinese Architecture

Gallery of Chinese Architecture

The largest collection of Chinese architectural artifacts outside of China. China's iconic architectural style is as old as the civilization itself. Throughout, connections and oppositions between Yang-houses (architecture for the living) and Yin-houses (architecture for the dead) intertwine

A Historic Defense of Toronto’s Morals

Submitted by Virginia Van Vliet, Volunteer with ROM Walks How could this building – the Spadina Gardens Apartments – ruin the morals of Toronto? Unlike in cities such as New York and Montreal, apartment buildings were not built in Toronto until the early 1900s. By 1912, however, city

The Making of Genesis: In Conversation with Sebastião Salgado

  From May 4 to September 4, 2013, as part of this year’s Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, the ROM will be home to the North American premiere of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado’s Genesis, an exhibition curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado. It is his third large-scale

Primary Sources of Information about the Age of the Pyramids

The Age of Pyramids  We know more about the Ancient Egyptians than any other ancient civilization. Scribes of the Old Empire Tombs are major primary sources of information about Ancient Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians believed that death was not the end; there was an afterlife. This afterlife would

Carolyn Pioro

  Carolyn Pioro is a freelance editor and writer living in Toronto. In high school she was a star field hockey player and represented Ontario in trampoline at the national championships. At the University of Toronto she rowed competitively, winning Ontario titles and placing second at Boston’s

Interview: Egyptologist Barry Kemp

Interview: Egyptologist Barry Kemp

By Laura Ranieri Q: What brought you to Amarna initially? A: I first became interested in how the towns and cities of ancient Egypt worked following a [1970] conference in London called “Man, Settlement and Urbanism.” I was asked to write a paper: “Temple and Town in Ancient Egypt.” I came

Wildlife Photographer of the Year- Media Preview

Wildlife Photographer of the Year- Media Preview

Streamed live on Nov 20, 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year- Media Preview

ROM Ideas: Contemporary Culture

ROM Ideas: Contemporary Culture

To let you in on the latest insights and discoveries from behind the scenes, ROM Ideas, formerly the ROM Colloquium invites its patrons to step into the realm of ROM researchers, technicians, and other experts who perform ground-breaking work in our labs, collections areas, and at field sites all