Royal Ontario Museum Podcasts
104 Episodes of this Podcast:
Bat Cave: Underground
Published: 2010-02-08 01:00:00ROM Video Producer, Elaisha Stokes, visits Jamaica's St. Clair Cave. A Toronto team from went to Jamaica in January 2010 to gather footage of the inhabitants of the underground structure in preparation of the opening of the new bat cave.
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Prom Noir: The Young Patrons' Circle (YPC)
Published: 2010-01-27 01:00:00The Young Patrons' Circle (YPC) invites you to a thrilling night of dark glamour and cinematic fantasy for PROM Noir. The YPC's fifth annual fundraiser takes place Saturday, March 27, 2010.
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Iconic - The Paradise of Meitreya
Published: 2010-01-18 01:00:00This temple wall painting installed in the Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art forms the centrepiece of one of the world's most important collections of Chinese temple art. Learn about this iconic ROM object, one of the best-preserved examples of its kind, and why it is a must-see treasure of the ROM.
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Iconic - "Kunti" (Blue Lady)
Published: 2010-01-18 01:00:00Listen as artist, Navjot Altaf, speaks about the sculpture "Kunti" (blue lady) from the series "In Response to," one of the ROM's iconic treasures. A modern twist on conventional South Asian art, the larger than life sculpture is inspired by village witch-trials and fertility goddesses. Its brilliant blue references the indigo trade and the traditional Hindu colour of divinity.
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Iconic - Striding Lion
Published: 2010-01-18 01:00:00A city known for many of the great wonders of the world, the striding lion of Babylon once adorned the citadel of the Nebuchadnazzar castle. Found in the thrown room, the decorated relief on clay bricks is extremely rare and is one of the ROM's iconic, must see treasures.
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Iconic - Tagish Lake Meteorite
Published: 2010-01-18 01:00:00The ultimate deep-space time capsule, this small black rock plummeted from space carrying organic material dating back 4.5 billion years. Much of the meteorite remains frozen in the ROM's vaults for research, but a sizable piece is on display in the Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasure and is one of the ROM's iconic treasures.
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Opening of Fakes and Forgeries: Yesterday and Today
Published: 2010-01-11 01:00:00At the opening of Fakes and Forgeries: Yesterday and Today, Dan Rahimi, Vice President, Gallery Development, introduces this interactive, new ROM exhibition that challenges visitors to find the fakes.
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Iconic - Light of the Desert
Published: 2009-12-14 01:00:00The ROM has the world's largest faceted cerussite, an extremely fragile mineral that is almost impossible to cut. Learn why this cerussite, installed in the Gallery of Gems and Gold (opens December 19) in the Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures, has been named one of the Iconic 15: The Must-See Treasures of the ROM.
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Iconic - White Rhino
Published: 2009-12-14 01:00:00This white rhino is a rare specimen and the centerpiece of the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity. Born in South Africa, "Bull" was a mighty 4,500 pounds and is one of the Iconic 15: The Must-See Treasure of the ROM.
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Fact? or Fiction? 2009
Published: 2009-12-07 01:00:00Fact? or Fiction? 2009 was another roaring success! The annual guessing game and fundraising event helps to support the ROM research endowment fund. For one evening each year, devious curatorial staff attempt to outwit participants
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