[NHCOLL-L:4981] RE: Pickled Exhibit

[Dirk Neumann]

Hi all,

with the reconstruction of the East Wing of the Natural History Museum 
the colleagues in Berlin were not only able to add a spectacular insight 
in the collection itself for the public; they were racking their brains 
how to step a great deal ahead with the curation of their collection, 
touch unerringly on sore points of the collections to improve the situation.

They did this not behind closed doors, put invited a lot of colleagues 
(mostly from German collections), to discuss these issues on a workshop. 
With sharing this knowledge, not only several other museums gained from 
the best practises discussed and developed on this workshop, there was 
also a small but quite bright spark that ignited a fruitful discussion 
on collection care, shipping problems etc. in the spin-off of this 
workshop. We have to thank Peter Bartsch (Curator of Ichthyology) and 
Peter Giere (Hi Peter, knowing that you follow this adulation ;o) for 
their great efforts !!! The litres of boilded down coffee really paid 
off besides all obstacles during planning, construction and the move of 
the collections!!!

Another interesting point is, that the collection was acknowledged as 
cultural heritage. By this, they receive a lot of funding from sources 
which are normally pre-reserved for arts and culture.
One of the last producers for ground stopper glasses got back into 
production with an order from Berlin, several other museums could 
benefit from the discount by joining this order.

Thanks for all your efforts, and for the manifold cooperation !

Dirk




Am 23.09.2010 18:12, schrieb Bryant, James:
> Merci, Jean Marc!
> This really is a spectacular installation. Our experience here is that 
> the public has a great deal of interest in these collections, 
> especially when presented in context. With interpretive programs is 
> even better!
>
> James M. Bryant
> Curator of Natural History
> Museum Department, City of Riverside
> 3580 Mission Inn Avenue
> Riverside, CA   92501
> (951) 826-5273
> (951) 369-4970 FAX
> jbryant at riversideca.gov
>
>
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> *From:* owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu 
> [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jean-Marc Gagnon
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:49 AM
> *To:* SPNHC list (E-mail)
> *Subject:* [NHCOLL-L:4970] Pickled Exhibit
>
> Here is an interesting article that Chris Norris posted on Facebook.
>
> I thought it would be of general interest to many on the List, but 
> particularly those caring for fluid-preserved collections.
>
> Vintage Exhibits on Show: Berlin Museum Opens Spectacular Display of 
> Pickled Animals
>
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>
> A spectacularly eerie exhibition of pickled animals opened to the 
> public at Berlin's Natural History Museum on Tuesday. The collection 
> contains fish, mammals, spiders and reptiles preserved in alcohol, 
> some of them over 200 years old.
>
> You can download the complete article over the Internet at the following
>
> URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,717401,00.html
>
> Jean-Marc
>
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> P Thanks for thinking of the environment before printing! /
>
> Merci de penser à l'environnement avant d'imprimer!
>


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