[Nhcoll-l] Drones around real specimens?

[Peter A Rauch]

First question might be about whether the responsibilities for professional
care were met regardless of what message the video may send to the public.

And in that regard, what risks to the collection / displays / specimens may
the drone have presented in the course of creating the video? (I.e., did
the museum adequately consider those risks and mediate for them?)

In these contexts, a "drones are bad /  drones are not bad" dichotomy is
probably not useful, and a case-specific assessment of risks, costs,
benefits will be.

As an aside, what sorts of risks, or exposures to negative impacts to which
particular specimens, might a drone present while flying to produce this
particular video?

Peter R.


On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 10:51 AM William Simpson <wsimpson at fieldmuseum.org>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I've just seen a promotional video taken by a drone flying inside a
> natural history museum, including getting close to real specimens such as
> mounted dinosaur skeletons.   What do you all think of this?  The video *is
> *a very engaging experience.  I am mulling over what message this sends
> to the public about a museum's attitude concerning its responsibilities for
> professional care vs increased public exposure.  Do the benefits of such
> promotion justify this?
>
> Best,
>
> Bill
> --
> * William F. Simpson (he)*
> Head of Geological Collections
> McCarter Collections Manager, Fossil Vertebrates
> Gantz Family Collections Center
>
> *Field Museum of Natural History*
> 1400 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive
> Chicago, IL. 60605
> (312) 665-7628
> fieldmuseum.org <https://www.fieldmuseum.org>
>
>
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