Seeing Ghosts: Traditions of Death in South AsiaHosted by Dr. Deepali Dewan, this digital program expands the scope of content within the current exhibition, Death: Life’s Greatest Mystery, by taking a closer look at the diverse cultural and religious practices around death in South Asia.
Of Catfish and Earthquakes: The Contemporary Art of Yuta NiwaROM hosts emerging Japanese artist Yuta Niwa in a keynote presentation in support of the online exhibition, Aftershocks: Japanese Earthquake Prints, that focuses on his reinterpretation of these important historical art forms for contemporary audiences.
ROM Ideas: Mining Bat DNA - Working Together to Prevent Future Coronavirus PandemicsBurton Lim, Assistant Curator, Mammals Connor Richer, Western University Ryan Troyer, Western University Michael Hiller, Senckenberg Research Institute For more than three decades, ROM has been conducting biodiversity surveys throughout the world and flash-freezing tissue samples for DNA research on the evolution and biogeography of mammals, including bats. Mammalogist Burton Lim leads this year’s Vaug...
ROM Ideas: Which Wood is Which? Exploring wood identification in museum collectionsAkiko Takesue, Bishop White Committee Associate Curator of Japanese Art & Culture Greg Kelley, Furniture Conservator, Cultural Heritage Conservation and Field Unit Liaison, Indigenous Affairs and Cultural Heritage Directorate, Parks Canada Bridging art and science, art historian Akiko Takesue and conservator Greg Kelly discuss the impact of wood identification on culture, biodiversity, and global economy....
ROM Ideas: My Passion for Plants - A life-long LearningDeborah Metsger, Assistant Curator, Plants John Vandenberg, Illustrator Why does a museum’s botany collection include artwork? Find out in this engaging talk with Deborah Metsger and John Vandenberg, an illustrator whose 1,000 botanical illustrations have been newly acquired by ROM. Highlighting these exceptional drawings, Metsger and Vandenberg discuss the processes he uses in creating botanical illustrations, the importance of s...
ROM Ideas: Jade Suit for the Soul - Preparing for the Afterlife in Han Dynasty ChinaChen Shen, Senior Curator, China & Co-Chief Curator, Arts and Culture Rose Liu, University of Toronto Department of East Asian Studies How does one achieve immortality? Delve into Han dynasty China (BCE 3rd century – 3rd century CE) with researchers Chen Shen and Rose Liu and explore the historical and religious foundations of the period’s complex burial practices in pursuit of immortality through th...