Search

Viewing 21 - 30 of 77 results

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

Summerasaurus Part V: The Badlands

e you accept the fact that you’re in a place unlike anywhere else in Canada, it all becomes simple and beautiful. This is the environment where Dr. David Evans and his colleagues spend several weeks each year as part of the ROM’s Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project. It’s bone dry and

Fact & Falsehood in Ancient Roman and Greek objects

This coming weekend at the ROM (June 9-10) we will have Ancient Rome and Greece Weekend! There will be re-enactors demonstrating and displaying arms and armour, ROM experts and objects, an archery range with more re-enactors, and a myriad of activities including make a lucky “bulla”, creating

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

Zuul, Destroyer of Shins

found in the Judith River Formation of northern Montana, only 25 km from the Alberta border, in badlands along the Milk River. A ROM team lead by Dr. David Evans has been working these rocks in Alberta for almost 15 years as part of the Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project. Zuul and the other fossils

Minoan Ivory Goddess

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,

How to display the past….. Part 2: Collecting

In my last post  I mentioned that various factors (sometimes pure chance) shaped a museum collection, and so affected the look of a public display.  Here, I illustrate this by exploring the collection history of one particularly famous (even infamous) object.  This ivory and gold figurine has

La déesse « minoenne » du ROM

La déesse « minoenne » du ROM

Bien que cette exquise figurine en ivoire et en or (numéro de catalogue 931.21.1) soit l’un des fleurons des collections du ROM depuis 1931, elle fait également l’objet de controverses passionnées.  Au moment de son acquisition, nous croyions alors qu’il s’agissait d’un rare

#ThrowbackThursday: Thank Goodness

In September, 1971, the ROM opened the landmark exhibition  Keep Me Warm One Night, a kaleidoscopic display of over 500 pieces of Canadian handweaving. It was the culmination of decades of pioneering research and collecting by the ROM curatorial powerhouse duo ‘Burnham and Burnham’, aka

ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Contest Closed The Contest The ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest returns for the ninth year! Whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer, ROM invites you to share your captivating images of the natural world for a chance to win some amazing prizes and have your photograph