Dr. Kim Tait,
Royal Ontario Museum
on Gems and Jewels Gemstones are recovered all over the world. They are gifts of love, signs of power and of wealth. For centuries, men (and women) have begged, borrowed and killed for gemstones. What makes them so significant? What drives people to love them? What information do they possess, such as how they formed and where? Kim weaves in personal stories as Senior Curator of Mineralogy at the Royal Ontario Museum, research and some fun stories about gemstones (and will bring some to see up close!) and talk about an upcoming gem exhibition that she is working on. Dr. Kim Tait is the Senior Curator and Teck Endowed Chair of Mineralogy and Associate Professor, Earth Sciences, University of Toronto. This is a "Brown Bag" event - please bring your own lunch!
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Gems and Jewels
Gemstones are recovered all over the world. They are gifts of love, signs of power and of wealth. For centuries, men (and women) have begged, borrowed and killed for gemstones. What makes them so significant? What drives people to love them? What information do they possess, such as how they formed and where? Kim weaves in personal stories as Senior Curator of Mineralogy at the Royal Ontario Museum, research and some fun stories about gemstones (and will bring some to see up close!) and talk about an upcoming gem exhibition that she is working on.
Dr. Kim Tait is the Senior Curator and Teck Endowed Chair of Mineralogy and Associate Professor, Earth Sciences, University of Toronto.
This is a "Brown Bag" event - please bring your own lunch!
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: HudBay Minerals Inc. - 25 York St., Suite 800, Toronto, ON M5J 2V5
Cost: Free - Registration is required to ensure we have sufficient space.
Event Contact: wimtorontochapter@gmail.com
