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Up with the old: Egyptian curator Icholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as ROM director John McNeill, left, seeks some pzzazz.
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Icholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as ROM director John McNeill, left, seeks some pzzazz.

Up with the old: Egyptian curator Icholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as ROM director John McNeill, left, seeks some pzzazz.

Date3/27/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130883F
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Nicholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as Rom director John McNeill, left seeks some pizzazz.
Up with the old: Egyptian curator Nicholas Millet has decided to liven up mummy exhibit as Rom director John McNeill, left seeks some pizzazz.
3/27/1991
Just a bunch of litter to ancient Egyptians 2,000 years ago, scraps of papyrus being checked by University of Toronto Professor Alan Samuel (left) and Donald Macdonald, federal minister of energy, were used to wrap mummies by folk too poor to afford linen
Just a bunch of litter to ancient Egyptians 2,000 years ago, scraps of papyrus being checked by University of Toronto Professor Alan Samuel (left) and Donald Macdonald, federal minister of energy, were used to wrap mummies by folk too poor to afford linen
3/6/1972
Royal Treasures: Dr. Ed Keall, an archeologist and curator-in-charge of the Rom's West Asian department holds a centuries-old piece of pottery. He has spent five years of his career working in the Middle East.
Royal Treasures: Dr. Ed Keall, an archeologist and curator-in-charge of the Rom's West Asian department holds a centuries-old piece of pottery. He has spent five years of his career working in the Middle East.
10/20/1989
Elegant Egyptian: Toronto hairdresser Robert Gage with wig he created for the ROM of the type an Egyptian lady might have worn in 1400 B.C.
Elegant Egyptian: Toronto hairdresser Robert Gage with wig he created for the ROM of the type an Egyptian lady might have worn in 1400 B.C.
3/5/1987
John McIntyre, curator of Ontario at Home, a new exhibition at the ROM, boils water for tea on his vintage electric range circa 1950.
John McIntyre, curator of Ontario at Home, a new exhibition at the ROM, boils water for tea on his vintage electric range circa 1950.
10/23/1987
Fred Stulberg, former honorary curator at ROM, takes a long look at a rare one
Fred Stulberg, former honorary curator at ROM, takes a long look at a rare one
6/9/1978
Curator John Summer at Marine Museum exhibit.
Curator John Summer at Marine Museum exhibit.
1/12/1989
Gurutej Singh. He seeks natural lifestyle
Gurutej Singh. He seeks natural lifestyle
10/24/1975
Holding a sign, which he displayed to shareholders at the annual meeting of the Unity Bank of Canada, yesteday, is Alexander Gerol, who seeks to organize dissident shareholders. The first two figures refer to Unity's losses in 1975 and 1976 in millions a
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1/26/1977
Bulgarian Stowaway seeks asylum, Ivan Dimov says he fled homeland after release from jail.
Bulgarian Stowaway seeks asylum, Ivan Dimov says he fled homeland after release from jail.
6/1/1972
Haroon Salamat: Toronto man says Bakr seeks social justice.
Haroon Salamat: Toronto man says Bakr seeks social justice.
7/28/1990
Stan Melloy: Outgoing chairman of business group seeks firm Ottawa commitment.
Stan Melloy: Outgoing chairman of business group seeks firm Ottawa commitment.
9/10/1984