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Weeks 2 & 3 of #ROMmeme
We are absolutely LOVING all the memes you guys are sending in for #ROMmeme. It's a beautiful mixture of pop culture references, natural history and ancient world cultures. The perfect trifecta, really. Here's a selection from the last two weeks featuring many a reference to Mean Girls
#ROMSriLanka Kicks off Month-long Expedition
Guest blog written by #ROMSriLanka Communication team member Deirdre Leowinata If the words “adventure”, “exploration”, and “travel” come to mind when you hear the word “science”, then you watch a lot of David Attenborough, you’re a shark week fanatic, you’re a field biologist,
Museum Monday with Melissa
With summer ending soon, it is something you’ll want to cherish before it is gone. There is still much to warm up with at the Royal Ontario Museum this week. Take a ROM walk through Cabbagetown North this Wednesday. Just look for the purple ROMwalks Umbrella at the Northeast corner of
August Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Meteorite ID Clinic
The ROM's August ID clinic had a steady flow of visitors up to the museum closing at 5:30pm. Overall, we had 93 specimens identified and 35 people attend our ID clinic to have their treasures identified. We had 18 meteor-wrongs, 18 gems and 57 fossils come through our doors. The Fossil team
#emptyROM- Jamaal Merrick
On August 19th we welcomed 10 lucky people for our first #emptyROM tour. The concept is not new, but new to Toronto. One of the photogrpahers that took part was Jamaal Merrick, better known as @jamaalism on Twitter and Instagram. Jamaal sent us five of his photos from the tour, we'll let them
Erasing History: Ancient Artifacts Destroyed
By Clemens Reichel, Sascha Priewe, and Sheeza Sarfraz It has become a cliché to say that “history is written by the victors,” but rarely does one note that it is not only written, but edited as well. Just as governments massage facts for the evening news and tightly control who speaks with
ROM in the Field: Bats, Barcoding, and a Baby
ROM Biodiversity (@ROMBiodiversity) is in the fields and forests of Sri Lanka for an intense four weeks doing the first comprehensive survey of bats and other small mammals in close to 80 years. Follow the South Asian adventure on social media with #ROMSriLanka, and join Burton Lim and the Team
Effacer l’histoire: La destruction d’artéfacts antiques
par Clemens Reichel, Sascha Priewe et Sheeza Sarfraz Affirmer que « ce sont les vainqueurs qui écrivent l’histoire » est devenu un lieu commun, mais on signale rarement qu’en plus de l’écrire, ils la révisent. Tout comme les gouvernements maquillent les faits pour les nouvelles du
Artist Interview: Art and Culture in the Gulf
The ROM’s Ann Webb interviews Holtby lecturer, Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi In preparation for the upcoming Holtby Lecture on November 10th, the ROM’s Managing Director of Contemporary Culture Ann Webb asked Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi about her art foundation and its role in Sharjah. Ann Webb: You grew
Blue Whale Update: A Whole Lotta Heart
Guest Blog written by 2015 Environmental Visual Communication student Sam Rose Phillips I smelt it before I saw it. Following my nose to what can only be oddly described as the smell of farm mixed with wet dog food, all was confirmed when the stench lead to a Jacuzzi-sized stainless steel tank.