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<p>Hey there,</p>
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<p>i think that drone videos are in fact a very nice possibility for
non-museum people to have a better look in a museums function.
Specially in collection that are not accessible for everyone. Here
is a very nice example done by the Montanhistorisches
Dokumentationszentrum (montan.dok) at the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum
in Bochum, its not natural history collections, but you will get
the idea:</p>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2LDI186H8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2LDI186H8</a> (the music is
horrible, but that's just a taste thing)<br>
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<p>I think that if there is professional piloting done in
companionship of the local conservation team, the result can be
very good for giving a nice insight in the collections.</p>
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<p>I can understand that sometimes it seems like new medias can be
challenging and seem to get just a sensational effect. But at the
same time we have to get the fact that it is 2022 and this kind of
promotion attracts (specially younger) people to get involved with
collection work and learn in some different way what museums do
and why they are here for. </p>
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<p>So from my point of view videos like this can be very helpful for
promotional use.</p>
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<p>Off course a good plan of what and how it is going to be shoot is
very important for the safety of the collection.</p>
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<p>All best and nice holidays to everyone,</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 15.04.22 um 00:54 schrieb Christy
Bills:<br>
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I'm afraid the video in question might have been filmed at my
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At the time it was filmed our publicity folks forgot to clear it
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We in collections and research were concerned that members of
the public would see the cool video and then think that they
could visit the museum and freely fly drones through the
galleries, putting specimens at risk. </div>
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Nothing was damaged during the filming (unless you count some
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-Christy Bills</div>
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Nhcoll-l <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu"><nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu></a> on behalf
of Battermann, Nora <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:battermann@snsb.de"><battermann@snsb.de></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 14, 2022 1:30 PM<br>
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<div class="PlainText">In addition to what has already been
said, I also doubt the majority of
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those viewing the videos would have any concerns about the
safety of the <br>
objects. Most museums struggle with objects being touched
when they are <br>
not supposed to be handled and I think that these days we
are so <br>
accustomed to drone videos that many people would enjoy
the views but <br>
not think about the risks, especially those outside the
museum sector.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Nora<br>
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Am 2022-04-14 21:22, schrieb Jennifer C. Dreyer:<br>
> As a certified drone pilot myself and a curator for
an invertebrate<br>
> collection I agree with Andy that it would be highly
unlikely for any<br>
> damage to result from flying close to these types of
specimens. Many<br>
> of drones available on the market have sophisticated
obstacle<br>
> avoidance systems and experienced drone pilots can
maneuver in<br>
> extremely close quarters with amazing accuracy (and
speed). The<br>
> obvious concern is the experience of the drone
operator as already<br>
> pointed out. That is a more relevant question in
terms of<br>
> responsibility of care. The benefits of promoting
natural history<br>
> collections with non-traditional ways of engaging
people seems to<br>
> outweigh any potential risk in my opinion. I only
wish now that I had<br>
> some cool, large invertebrate specimens to fly over
with my drone.<br>
> Alas, most of my invertebrates are tiny and would not
make for a very<br>
> interesting video. But a brilliant idea! I would love
to see the link<br>
> to the video if you can share that. Thanks,<br>
> <br>
> Jenny Dreyer<br>
> <br>
> ****************************************************<br>
> Jennifer Dreyer (she/her)<br>
> Research Manager<br>
> <br>
> Curator of VIMS Invertebrate Collection<br>
> Virginia Institute of Marine Science<br>
> PO Box 1346 (mailing)<br>
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> 1370 Greate Rd. (shipping)<br>
> Gloucester Point, VA 23062<br>
> Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jcdrey@vims.edu">jcdrey@vims.edu</a><br>
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> <br>
> From: Nhcoll-l
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> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2022 1:49 PM<br>
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> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Drones around real specimens?<br>
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> Hi All,<br>
> <br>
> I've just seen a promotional video taken by a drone
flying inside a<br>
> natural history museum, including getting close to
real specimens such<br>
> as mounted dinosaur skeletons. What do you all
think of this? The<br>
> video _is _a very engaging experience. I am mulling
over what message<br>
> this sends to the public about a museum's attitude
concerning its<br>
> responsibilities for professional care vs increased
public exposure.<br>
> Do the benefits of such promotion justify this?<br>
> <br>
> Best,<br>
> <br>
> Bill<br>
> <br>
> --<br>
> <br>
> William F. Simpson (he)<br>
> Head of Geological Collections<br>
> McCarter Collections Manager, Fossil Vertebrates<br>
> Gantz Family Collections Center<br>
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> Field Museum of Natural History<br>
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