Royal Saskatchewan Museum

Does the pattern look familiar? Our Curator Ryan McKellar’s work with dinosaur feathers trapped in amber has inspired nail art! Photo: @polish10atl via https://www.instagram.com/p/CGQX9erjUJH/

Teachers, borrow specimens, books, activities and other materials for your class. We have loan kits that cover dinosaurs, rocks, insects, animals and Indigenous technology. Book your kit https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/rsm/education/loan-kits

Amongst our fossil collection are little surprises. Our palaeontologist Emily recently found a Triceratops fossil wrapped in 25-year-old Calvin and Hobbes comic. A good reason to be careful with your fossils AND the material it is wrapped in!

Alex recently asked: Hi Ryan, objectively, what is the best bird? Curator Ryan Fisher answered: All birds are pretty great! They all do different things and have different roles in our environment that are important - some eat insects, nectar, and seeds, some are scavengers, and some eat other birds or mammals. My favourite bird in Saskatchewan is the Burrowing Owl. They are pretty interesting little owls and quite comical when you see them. Did you know that Burrowing o...wls nest underground in burrows that have been dug by other critters like Richardson’s Ground Squirrels, badgers and sometimes coyotes? Unfortunately, Burrowing owls are an endangered species here in Saskatchewan, so it’s pretty rare to see one. I’ve attached a neat picture of some Burrowing Owl chicks just learning to fly this was taken with a remote trail camera as part of a research project. Happy birding! --- Do you have a question for our Curators or Conservator? Ask us at https://royalsaskmuseum.ca//educ/ask-a-curator-conservator See more

Winter Songwriting Camp Registration Now Open! Saskatchewan residents, sign up today to save your spot! https://www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/r/visit/event-cal...endar/item Registration opens to everyone on January 12th. Limited spots. Let’s connect. Let’s create. Thank you to our sponsors SaskOutdoors, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and SaskEnergy. #Songs4Nature Royal Saskatchewan Museum

TEACHERS! We have online education programs AND online teacher resources for your classes K through to 12. Check them out here: https://royalsaskmuseum.ca//educati/school-programs-online

A throwback to when Payton was just six months old and wasn’t going to let Scotty intimidate her. Photo: Tim and Jacquie Tokaryk

For our homeschoolers, this one is for you. We are offering two webinars for homeschool students Grades 1 to 4. Wednesday, January 20 at 10:30 am on Winter Animals Register here: https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/rsm/visit/event-calendar/item Wednesday, January 27 at 10:30 am to Discovering Fossils Register here: https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/rsm/visit/event-calendar/item... Meet with one of our museum educators through Microsoft Teams. They will lead your class through the program using video, images and props. Each program includes time for Q & A. Learn. Donate. Explore. (P.S. It's okay if you accidently turned on your mic and camera. It happens sometimes.) See more

Our Gallery Interpreter Rebecca, talks all about Dinovember. Check out all out all of our activities here: https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/rsm/visit/event-calendar

There's a lot that happens in nature, even during the winter months. Knowledge Keeper Harold Lavallee shares his experiences collecting plants for medicine, hunting for food, his respect for Mother Nature, and speaks about his own great-grandmother and the lessons she passed onto him. Listen: https://youtu.be/wzq5oGl8I5U #IndigenousCulture --- Presented with the support of SaskCulture and our partners in education at Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation.

Join paleontologist Dr. Scott Persons for a Facebook Live (fb.com/DinosaursBadlands) presentation about #ScottyTrex, the world's largest T. rex, now on display in the CN T. rex Gallery at the RSM. Tune in at 4:30 pm CST on Tuesday, November 24 and meet Dr. Persons, the lead paleontologist on an in-depth scientific inquiry into this unique fossil. He wrote a book about Scotty for readers aged 8 to 12, "Mega Rex: A Tyrannosaurus named Scotty" (Harbour Publishing, $13.95), available now at #TheMuseumShop.

Tomorrow is #AskAConservator Day. If you have a conservation question for our conservator, Victoria, feel free to ask! Our question for Victoria is: Q: What do conservators actually do? A: Great question I get this one a lot! Conservators are trained to care for cultural heritage materials that are typically housed in museums, archives, and galleries. Conservators undergo fairly specific training (e.g. objects, textiles, paintings, photographs, and paper), and have a stron...g understanding of both art and chemistry. Our work includes generally includes a combination of preventive care and remedial care. Preventive care includes all the things we do to prevent or delay the degradation of cultural heritage materials in museums, galleries, and archives. Some examples would be ensuring that all materials in our collections are stored in appropriate environments (temperature and relative humidity), fabricating custom supports for objects, monitoring and controlling pests, and making sure that all objects on display are not exposed to excessive amounts of light to prevent irreversible light damage. Remedial care refers to the treatments or hands-on interventions we undertake on cultural heritage objects to ensure that they remain stable in the future. The work performed by conservators can vary a lot depending on one’s specialty. For example, treatment/remedial work for an objects conservator may include reassembling an ancient ceramic, whereas for a paper conservator it may include gently humidifying and flattening tightly rolled documents, and for paintings conservators it may include mending tears on a painting on canvas. Conservators meticulously document what they are working on before, during and after treatment, and strive to ensure that all interventions are reversible.

Tomorrow (November 24) at 4:30 pm CST, learn about T. rexes with Dr. Scott Persons!

In partnership with the @dunlopartgallery, bring a date and create drawings together at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum on November 23, starting at 1:00 pm. Great for families and all ages. Bring a partner, family member, or friend to explore our galleries and create drawings of dinosaurs, animals, and foliage. There will be four 45 minute sessions. You can register here: https://www.reginalibrary.ca/attend/programs --- Sign-in at the door and socially distance in the auditorium for materials and instructions. We have a mandatory mask policy, so please wear your mask. Disposable masks will be provided.

Which exhibit is your favourite at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum? Gallery Interpreter Rebecca's favourite is the Golden Eagle diorama in the Life Sciences Gallery. How does this golden eagle fly? Rebecca reveals the truth in our Staff Picks tour at bit.ly/RSMFaves. Download it and visit us Friday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. Get details on our exhibits that you won't find anywhere else.

Meet the palaeontologist that carefully measured Scotty the T. rex's bones. It's Dr. Scott Persons on Facebook Live (fb.com/DinosaursBadlands) who will talk all about the world's largest T. rex, now on display in the CN T. rex Gallery at the RSM. Tune in at 4:30 pm CST on Tuesday, November 24 and ask Scott your questions about Scotty, T.rexes and his latest book "Mega Rex: A Tyrannosaurus named Scotty" (Harbour Publishing, $13.95). His book is available now at #TheMuseumShop.

Real rocks or counterfeit cobbles? Chad covers cliff construction in our Staff Picks Tour. Download it at bit.ly/RSMFaves and visit us Friday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. We'll share not just our favourite exhibits but the inside scoop on each of them. Get details that you won't find anywhere else.

Just how many butterflies are in there? Aimee will save you a long count in our Staff Picks tour at bit.ly/RSMFaves. Download it today and visit us Friday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. We'll share not just our favourite exhibits but the inside scoop on each of them. Get details on our exhibits that you won't find anywhere else.

There are so many animals hidden in our dioramas. Can you find them all? Gallery Interpreter Hannah's elusive favourite is the Jamaican fruit bat in the Costa Rica diorama. Have you spot it? Hannah has, and has more on their homes at bit.ly/RSMFaves. Download it and visit us Friday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. Get details on our exhibits that you won't find anywhere else.