AR 2001 Layout_Final - Royal Ontario Museum
AR 2001 Layout_Final - Royal Ontario Museum
AR 2001 Layout_Final - Royal Ontario Museum
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Message from the Vice-President, Collections and Research<br />
With the formal approval of Renaissance ROM by the Board of Trustees in June<br />
2002, the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Museum</strong> has entered an exciting new period in its history.<br />
In collaboration with exhibit designers Haley Sharpe Design, and our curatorial<br />
staff, new gallery exhibits within The Crystal will take on a fresh look,<br />
revealing the diversity of our collections and research activities. This endeavor<br />
will be the focus for our division’s efforts during the next few years.<br />
Our staff expertise continues to grow with two significant appointments to<br />
the ROM curatorial team. We welcome our new Associate Curator for South<br />
Asian Civilizations, Deepali Dewan, who has already taken significant steps to<br />
invigorate the <strong>Museum</strong>’s efforts to collect and communicate the rich cultural<br />
heritage of the peoples of South Asia. We also welcome the new Curator of<br />
Mycology, Jean-Marc Moncalvo, who will be developing research and public<br />
programming for our internationally outstanding collection of fungi, one of the<br />
most important and perhaps least understood groups of organisms on Earth.<br />
Our collections continue to maintain healthy expansions. This year’s most<br />
notable acquisition is the Drake Collection of Paediatric History, a gift from the<br />
University Health Network (comprised of Toronto General, Toronto Western<br />
and Princess Margaret hospitals). This unique collection not only encompasses<br />
thousands of objects related to the history of medicine and childcare, but also<br />
assembles objects of diverse cultures and antiquities.<br />
The ROM’s continued growth demonstrates the ever-increasing need for<br />
space. Renaissance ROM’s expansion and restoration project will not only<br />
address this issue, but will allow our growing collections to be fully evaluated<br />
and successfully displayed for our growing visitor numbers.<br />
Hans-Dieter Sues<br />
Vice-President, Collections and Research<br />
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