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July 14, 2020 Visit Us | More Exhibitions | More Events | Support Us | Accessibility | Membership | Museum Tours WHAT'S ON Curator Conversations Cloth that Changed the World Wednesday, July 15; 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm. FREE Zoom program. RSVP Required. Join Sarah Fee, ROM Senior Curator, Global Fashion & Textiles, in conversation with Anjli Patel as they explore the Museum’s world-class collection of chintz, from the importance of historical pieces to the work of top designers embracing this heritage textile today. RSVP now July 23 Ask ROM Anything with Paul Denis EXPERTS & OBJECTS Fashion Research and the ROM Library: Lessons from COVID-19 Print media offers a physical reminder of the history we live in, especially in the midst of COVID-19. Explore how present-day print fashion magazines have responded to the global pandemic with ROM's Dr. Brendan Edwards and Dr. Alexandra Palmer. Learn more From Bats to Balata Bats contribute to their environments in a variety of beneficial ways. Burton Lim, Assistant Curator of Mammalogy, sheds light on how these flying mammals help the local Guyanese economy. Watch now ROM READS Genome sequencing–the final frontier of DNA analysis Written by Sheeza Sarfraz Sebastian Kvist, ROM Curator of Invertebrates, sheds light on how a new study offers insights into the powerful anticoagulants present in leech saliva. Read on More evidence of the threats to survival faced by the North Atlantic right whale Written by Jacqueline Miller and Oliver Haddrath Recent research has revealed that North Atlantic right whales are in poorer overall body condition than the other two right whale species. This has scientists trying to determine what, exactly, is going on.  Find out more ROM SPEAKS ENCORE As the ROM's signature lecture series, this program covers a wide range of engaging topics related to art, culture and nature. We will be sharing select recordings of our most exciting ROM Speaks lectures every other Tuesday on the ROM's YouTube channel this summer and fall. Towards 2067: Tracing an Indigenous Future in Canada What kind of place will Canada be in 2067? Acclaimed broadcaster and cultural critic Jesse Wente (Ojibwe from Toronto, member of the Serpent River First Nation), discusses the current landscape and charts a way forward.  Watch now The Eva Holtby Lecture is generously supported by the Holtby and Schury Families.  All images courtesy of ROM unless otherwise noted. For Cloth that Changed the World: Photo by Sophena Kwon, Maiwa. For Genome Sequencing: Hirudo medicinalis. Photo by Vincent Luk. For More evidence...: Performing a necropsy on a right whale to determine cause of death (P.E.I., 2017). For media inquiries, please contact media@rom.on.ca The ROM is an agency of the Government of Ontario.  You are receiving this email because you expressly consented to receive ecommunications from romnews@rom.on.ca or because you have a recent business relationship with the ROM. Please add romnews@rom.on.ca to your address book to ensure we land in your inbox. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of this email.

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