Scholars' Colloquium Days at the ROM

Accessed September 4, 2009 | Royal Ontario Museum

November 6 and 8, 2009 will bring to the ROM a free event, known as Scholar's Colloquium Days, where those interested in attending can "enjoy a wide variety of short papers on all aspects of ancient Egypt, from reports on recent digs to careful consideration and re-evaluation of religion, art, history, literature and politics." Program information including location, contacts, and date/time is given; click the above link to view this information.

Furor Over Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition

Originally published July 15, 2009 | The Jewish Daily Forward | by Michael Kaminer

Crowds at the Royal Ontario Museum’s heavily hyped Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition — Dead Sea Scrolls: Words That Changed the World, which runs until January 3, 2010 — have far exceeded the museum’s own expectations. In the show’s first nine days, more than 18,000 people flocked to the museum’s spectacular new Daniel Libeskind-designed Michael Lee-Chin Crystal pavilion — about 52% above the exhibitors’ own projections.

Massey Drive Man Helping Give Egyptian Mummy a Face

Originally published June 11, 2009 | The Western Star | by Cliff Wells

Veiled in mystery still, the face of a young mummified middle class twenty-something Egyptian woman from Dynasty 21 is about to be revealed through forensic reconstruction.