Masks, Plastics, Whales and more

VISITOR POLICY BUY TICKETS MEMBERSHIP What's Happening On Now Unmasking the Pandemic: From Personal Protection to Personal Expression As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold and masks were adopted internationally as personal accessories, ROM curators started collecting face masks that showcased the creativity of the masks and their makers from across the globe.  Our newest exhibition Unmasking the Pandemic: From Personal Protection to Personal Expression highlights ROM’s collection of masks that features the work of artists from over 23 countries, including over 40 Canadian makers and 15 Indigenous designers and artists.   This exhibition is presented free of charge to all who visit ROM. No pre-purchased tickets are required. Find Out More ROM Connects The Problem of (Micro)plastics October 6, 2021. Join Queen's University professor Myra J. Hird as she tackles the complicated issue of plastic waste, a problem that presses us to confront the environmental, political, economic, symbolic, and cultural dimensions of contemporary global society. Online program, free with registration. Reserve Tickets On Now Great Whales: Up Close and Personal Dive back in. In 2017, we shared the incredible journey of Blue, ROM’s beloved blue whale, in Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story. Fast forward four years and we’re going back to the depths with Blue featured alongside two new skeletons: the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale and the deep diving sperm whale. Discover these incredible great whales of Canada's east coast, their complex relationships with humans, and what we can do to save them. Buy Tickets On Demand High-fashion cape made from spider silk   We take a closer look at how the revival and adaptation of 19th-century systems and tools allowed hundreds of yards of silk filaments to be safely extracted from a million female golden orb spiders.  Read More Birds dispersal controlled by wing shape  The distance that various birds can travel has long been thought to be controlled by complex factors. New research by Dr. Santiago Claramunt, Associate Curator of Birds at ROM, explores how wing shape and span can affect the conservation of bird species.  Read More View as web page. Faith mask (detail), Nathalie Bertin. Cotton velvet, hand-beaded with glass, hematite, Miyuki and Delica beads, Swarovski crystals, beads, and pearls. Toronto, Canada. Generously supported by the Susan Joan Greenberg Fund. Reproduced by permission of the artist. © ROM.  Brian Yurasits-unsplash.com A Bride Dances, around 1937. Vintage gelatin silver print. Emilio Amero, Mexico (1901 1976). Emilio Amero Estate, Courtesy of the Solander Collection. Sperm Whale © James R.D. Scott - Getty Images. Cape courtesy of Simon Peers & Nicholas Godley. For media inquiries, please contact media@rom.on.ca 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 ROM. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of this email. .

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