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Celebrating Michael Lee-Chin’s Philanthropy

Celebrating Michael Lee-Chin’s Philanthropy

Michael Lee-Chin’s extraordinary gift of $30 million in support of the ROM in 2003 was one of the largest philanthropic gifts to a cultural institution in Canadian history. As the lead donor to the Renaissance ROM Campaign, his vision and commitment launched the transformation of the Museum and

An Interview with Deborah Samuel on "The Extraordinary Beauty of Birds"

An Interview with Deborah Samuel on "The Extraordinary Beauty of Birds"

Guest blog by Environmental Visual Communication graduate David Coulson There are over 140 000 bird skins, 45 000 skeletons and 12 000 nests and eggs methodically organized and cataloged behind the scenes at the Royal Ontario Museum. Some of these skins are over 200 years old, others arriving from

The Samuel Family

The Samuel family has enjoyed a long and close association with the Museum. At the age of 10 young Sigmund Samuel was already collecting – stamps. A year later he began to work for his father. The family business supplied local factories with metal, and the company grew quickly as Canada

Engagement envers l’accessibilité

Le ROM a adopté une stratégie d’accessibilité pluriannuelle qui précise l’engagement que nous avons pris de faciliter la visite du Musée aux personnes handicapées. Cette stratégie comporte un bref aperçu de notre organisation, la description de la Loi de 2005 sur l'accessibilité

The "Maple Leaf Forever Tree" Lives On

The "Maple Leaf Forever Tree" Lives On

Guest blog post by Environmental Visual Communication (EVC) Student Justine DiCesare The famously dubbed 'Maple Leaf Forever Tree' in Leslieville (yes, the one that is thought to have inspired the song of the same name in 1867) fell during a bad storm in July 2013. A year later, I went

Resources for Game Developers

Space Missions NASA 2D & 3D Images Games Made from NASA Data We think space is pretty cool...in fact we'd even say it rocks!  We've gathered some of our favourite resources to inspire you about this year's theme. The best part? Most of these resources are open source and freely

#ThrowbackThursday: Overshot Coverlets

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

#ThrowbackThursday: Not a Lick of Paint

#ThrowbackThursday: Not a Lick of Paint

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

#ThrowbackThursday: Stars and Diamonds

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

#ThrowbackThursday: Horse Blankets

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