Melissa Williams

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Museum Monday with Melissa - March 16 2015

This is the first in a series of Monday blog posts by Guest Blogger, Melissa Doyle! If you've ever been to March Break at the ROM you'll know it's a magical time to visit. With so much to see and do it makes for an exciting week. This year's theme is Futurology: Adventures in Technology, Science, and Culture. Families will love the Pop-Up Dinosaur Prep Lab. Feel like a paleontologist by learning how they find fossils and put the dinosaurs back together again. With the Natural History Mystery Q
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Museum Monday with Melissa - March 23, 2015

Starting today is the international event well known as Museum Week. MUSEUM WEEK is a worldwide love of all things curatorial. Museums around the world celebrate this every year. From Egyptian mummies to Roman emperors, you can enjoy some of the best in conversations and curations. Seniors will enjoy spending an evening at the ROM on Tuesday. There will be an event that is a part of the ROM Speaks series, entitled Stories Without Borders, which will feature experts on the Congo, Yukon and Brazi
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Museum Monday with Melissa - March 30, 2015

Hope you all had a great #PROMX and #MuseumWeek! This past week was quite busy and eventful. This coming week will be more focused on workshops and learning in creative ways. Here’s a few things to take part in this week. Young adults will enjoy this week’s ROM Speaks event entitled “Extreme Museum Makeover on Tuesday March 31st. It is sure to be an inspired evening on creating the dream museum of the future. Panel contributors include David Evans, the ROM’s Ultimate Dino Expert, and Peter J.
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Museum Monday with Melissa - April 13, 2015

Hope you got your tickets for the ROM Sleepover: Nature this Friday! Be able to tell all your friends that you spent a night at the Museum. Families will love travelling the world and visiting ecosystems all while enjoying the sights and sounds of nature. Though sold out, you can definitely give the ROM a call and be added to the Waiting List. Seniors can enjoy spending time in the Baroque are of the Samuel European Galleries. A great place to reflect on the stunning artwork and interior design
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Museum Monday with Melissa - April 20, 2015

Friday Night Live, more commonly known as #FNLROM sign up has BEGUN ! For all of the young professionals looking to rub shoulders with the cultured people of the city, there really is no better place to be on a Friday night. Food stations, drinks, music & various other activities take place throughout the entire Museum all night. The scheduled events of activities begin May 1st. Missed the date? Not to worry - you can still grab tickets at the door, but from what I’ve seen, there is always quite
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Museum Monday with Melissa - April 27, 2015

With May just a few days away and warmer weather upon us, you can count on an innovative and creative week at the Royal Ontario Museum. ROM Speaks : The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, And An Epic Journey Adults will enjoy learning about the biodiversity. This moderated evening event will include ROM researchers Mark Peck, David Rudkin and Oliver Haddrath as well as author Deborah Cramer. Book sales & signing will be held available after the event. Families can enjoy taking photos
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Museum Monday with Melissa - May 4, 2015

I’m quite excited for this week, as the theme will be Cinco de Mayo! So many incredible curated experiences featuring Mexico. This week's ROMSpeaks will be held on May 5th 2015. It will include guest curator Chloë Sayer, of the new textiles exhibit ¡Viva México!, from May 9, 2015 to May 23, 2016. Adults will enjoy hearing the stories of the beautiful clothing and Day of the Dead costumes from Mexico over the last 10 years. The Cinco de Mayo theme at this week’s #FNLROM will bring for a lot of g
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Museum Monday with Melissa - May 11, 2015

With every week, comes some more exciting events and exhibitions to see. Whether digging up dino fossils or learning about meteorites this week is sure to have something amazing for you to enjoy. Next Tuesday’s ROMSpeaks will focus on the award winning author and host of Discovery Science’s Meteorite Men Geoff Notkin. Having travelled to 45 countries in search of meteorites he is a great storyteller. This includes northern Siberia, Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Australian Outback and crossing the
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Museum Monday with Melissa - May 18, 2015

Happy Long Weekend! Hope you're enjoying this beautiful weather. So much to do this week for anyone and everyone at the Museum. With the summer not too far away there is much to see and do at the Royal Ontario Museum Something people will enjoy taking part in is the Family Photo Booth. This will be on May 23rd only. Families will receive a free print and digital file when they get their photo taken by Annu Palakunnathu Matthew the Generations. First come first serve. The always infamous #FNLRO
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Museum Monday with Melissa - May 25, 2015

I am so excited to share with you all of the beautiful events and galleries happening at the ROM this week. There is so much for everyone to enjoy. From dinosaurs to all the fish in the sea, you won’t want to miss the amazing adventures to come from a visit to the Museum. Families will enjoy to take part in the Google Hangout on Air - Tour the Ichthyology Lab on Wednesday May 27th at noon. This will include a unique exploration of one of the ROM’s founding collections. Join Curator Hernan Lopez
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Museum Monday with Melissa - June 8, 2015

Hope everyone had an amazing weekend! After resting up ( after last week’s #FNLROM) there is SO MUCH to look forward to and for the whole family to enjoy. Start this week off with something adventurous. TWO #ROMspeak events this week, #FNLROM is a Toga party, and celebrate Italian music and food. #ROMSpeaks this Tuesday June 9th is on Jeff Rubin and The Carbon Bubble. Adults will enjoy hearing Canadian economist talk about oil depletion and its economic repercussions. Joining Rubin onstage wil
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Museum Monday with Melissa - June 22, 2015

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far! Yesterday was the first day - and the longest day of the year. Time to get out and enjoy this beautiful weather. What a perfect time for the Museum to have so much to offer. Whether going with friends, family or a first date, there is something for everyone this week at the ROM. Young adults will enjoy #FNLROM - the only sad part is this time it is the last one of the season! You’ll definitely want to come out and enjoy all of the wine, wonderful eat
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Museum Monday with Melissa - July 20, 2015

What an exciting time for the ROM. This week there is so much to see and do. With the beautiful weather we are able to enjoy it is a great time to get out and visit the Royal Ontario Museum. Nothing could be more exciting than a new dinosaur discovery. In just the last few days, a recent dinosaur discovery has been named Wendiceratops pinhornensis. It was discovered by renowned fossil finder Wendy Sloboda in 2010, and excavated over the following three field seasons by the ROM’s Dr. David Evans
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Museum Monday with Melissa - August 24 2015

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 Parliament and Winchester Streets at 6pm. This Friday, enjoy some prosecco and antipasti in the lovely ROMpeii Piazza. Journey to Italy with an intimate cafe experience inspired by the featured exhibit Pompeii: I
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Museum Monday with Melissa - October 6 2015

Hope everyone had an amazing weekend. With FNLROM starting off the season and Nuit Blanche ! One of the exciting upcoming events is Masters of Dreams: The French and Swiss Jewellers. It is taking place Tuesday, October 6, 2015 from 7:00pm - 9:30pm. You can explore the world of of Europe's most legendary jewellers with a special presentation of a screening of Masters of Dreams: The French and Swiss Jewellers. Definitely something you won’t want to miss. This is also your last chance to check o
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Museum Monday with Melissa - November 2 2015

It was great to see so many new and familiar faces celebrating the Day of the Dead at #FNLROM this past Friday. There is so much to see and do this week ! If you haven’t already you’ll definitely want to warm up in the #ROMpeii exhibit - keep note that it is only going to be open until January 2016. It has artwork, military wear, videos and a play section for the kids - quite perfectly something for everyone. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a beautiful escape to some incredible images of
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Who's Drawing the Lines: The Journey of Judith Snow

A celebration of an artist’s triumph over perceptions of disability Opening August 20, 2011, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents Who's Drawing the Lines: The Journey of Judith Snow. This intimate exhibition explores paintings by Snow, a quadriplegic artist and world leader on inclusion issues for people labeled as disabled. Who’s Drawing the Lines reveals how, through her unique way of creating art, Snow overcame a lifetime of perceived limitations to express “all that is in [her] heart”. F