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On tonight’s episode of ‘Closer Look’: The case of the lacking harpoons (and a complete lot extra).
In line with information launched underneath access-to-information legal guidelines, the Royal Ontario Museum cannot discover greater than 2,200 objects from its assortment — together with 136 oracle bones, 30 cash, 10 harpoons and one nativity scene.
SEE: ROM cannot account for two,234 objects in its assortment, together with 10 lacking harpoons
The lacking objects are sufficient to inventory a decent museum on their very own.
The ROM’s chief of collections care says the amount of lacking objects stems from the stock practices that the museum used previously, casual by trendy requirements.
TorontoToday reporter Patrick Cain, who broke the information earlier this month, joins us to speak about his treasure of an article. You may learn the total story HERE.
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