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A Rock Star Collection Hits the ROM
A one-of-a-kind ore and mineral collection is making its way to the ROM, thanks to the amazing generosity of our donors and corporate sponsors. The Kirwin Collection—a staggering global assortment of 25,000 ores and minerals—will be the largest single acquisition in the history of ROM Earth
Meet an Extraordinary ROM Supporter
Meet Jean Read, Honorary Trustee, RPC Member and Chair of the Currelly Society Executive Jean’s first involvement with the Royal Ontario Museum began around 1994 when, as a human resources professional, she was invited to join the Board of Trustees Human Resources and Labour Relations
Empty Skies: Resurrecting the Passenger Pigeon Backdrop
Special thanks to ROM Ornithology technician Mark Peck A long time ago, in a ROM gallery quite different from today’s, there was a diorama that showcased a migrating flock of passenger pigeons. It gave the viewer a sense of what it might have looked like as they travelled in their vast groups
Road Ecology Conference- Speaker Bios
Moderators Dave Ireland Dave is the Managing director of the Centre for Biodiversity at the Royal Ontario Museum. He is responsible for developing programs, projects and partnerships that help people understand and conserve biodiversity. His role is help internal teams work with each other
Goddess Exposed: the ROM’s ‘Minoan’ Goddess is on display!
She’s been languishing in the Greek & Roman storerooms for years, but finally the ROM Minoan Goddess is back on display. For a limited time you can see this tiny ivory figurine, an old favourite of the ROM’s Bronze Age Aegean collection, but now often thought to be a modern fake. An
Weapon Wednesday: Chakram from India
Written by Aruna Panday, Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at York University, Friends of South Asia co-Chair, and Summer 2014 ROM curatorial intern. Chakram or battle-quoit, made of wrought steel, India, 19th century, ROM 910.42.52 Fans of the Fantasy show Xena Warrior Princess
Collection Highlight: Sikhs in Canada
Sikhs in Canada, The Singh Twins, watersolour on board, England, 2010, 44 x 32.5 cm. ROM 2010.53.1 This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust Fund. Copyright The Singh Twins: www.singhtwins.co.uk This painting was commissioned by the ROM
Visiting a Family Heirloom
Sophia Chowdhury (far right) with her sister Meena (second in from left) and the next generation: Aneesa (far left), Zakary (centre), and baby Anarah. In the ROM’s curatorial area with the dagger, August, 14 2014. Photo Deepali Dewan, posted with permission of the family. In October 2010, Sophia
Dressing the Kings and Queens of Madagascar, ca. 1810-1900
The royal court of the island nation of Madagascar – which lies off the coast of East Africa – adopted Western-style dress for itself and its elite military troops many decades before similar movements in Japan, Thailand or Turkey. The instigator was King Radama I (1793-1828), who by 1817 was
One hundred years, one hundred donors: Charles T. Currelly as cloth collector
In 2014 the ROM celebrates 100 years of existence. This research project maps the early collecting of textiles at the Museum, especially the pioneering work of Charles T. Currelly, founding director of one of the Museum’s constituent bodies, the Royal Ontario Museum of Archeology. From 1902 until