[NHCOLL-L:3484] Re: Research collections being used for artistic purposes?

[Anita F. Cholewa]

A couple of years ago, an art exhibition was held here on campus done by 
Mark Dion, who used objects from all the various collections on campus 
(natural history and others) to create something new.  Materials were 
carefully handled and exhibited and came back with no damage whatsoever 
and the exhibit drew tons of people.  Best part of the exhibit was 
credit given to all the various collections - which definitely drew 
attention to them.

Anita
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Anita F. Cholewa, Ph.D.
Curator of the Herbarium
Bell Museum of Natural History
University of Minnesota
1445 Gortner Ave
St Paul MN 55108-1095

jstolark at gmail.com wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>  
> I just received a call from an artist who is interesting in using some 
> pieces in our collection for some of his work.  Specifically, he is 
> interested in taking photographs of some of our fluorescent 
> minerals.   Since we are not a museum but just a research collection 
> attached to a University, I don't normally get such inquiries.  Does 
> anyone have any guidelines for allowing individuals access to research 
> collections for non-research purposes? 
>  
> Best,
>  
> Jessie