<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">If you have not already done so, you should check the extensive recommendations in this book, published in 2022:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">
<i><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Preservation and Management of Fluid – Preserved
Biological Collections</b></span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">, by Dirk Neumann, Julian Carter, John E. Simmons and Oliver Crimmen; ISBN:
979-8-218-01102-4.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The book is available from these sources:<br></span>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">In the UK and Europe:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/preservation-and-management-of-fluid-preserved-biological-collections/?id=440" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/preservation-and-management-of-fluid-preserved-biological-collections/?id=440</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">In the UK and Europe:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/preservation-and-management-of-fluid-preserved-biological-collections/?id=440" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/preservation-and-management-of-fluid-preserved-biological-collections/?id=440</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Public access to fluid preserved collections is a bit tricky due to the fire and exposure risks from the preservatives. However, a very good model for how to do this is the Museum f<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ü</span>r Naturkunde in Berlin, which has a portion of their collection available for public viewing. I noticed when I was there that the exhibit is very popular with visitors (it is a spectacular way to exhibit fluid preserved specimens). You can see it here: <a href="https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/museum/exhibitions/wet-collection">https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/museum/exhibitions/wet-collection</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">--John</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">John E. Simmons<br>Writer and Museum Consultant</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Museologica<br><i>and</i><br>Associate Curator of Collections<br>Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery<br>Penn State University<br><i>and</i><br>Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia<br>Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima</span></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 9:37 AM Marden, Sarah <<a href="mailto:Sarah.Marden@plymouth.gov.uk">Sarah.Marden@plymouth.gov.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-2186202105057201419">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Apologies if this has been asked before. I’ve been asked to write a proposal of what I would want from a new store for our collection of 4,000+ spirit preserved specimens in
a UK regional museum. Our current facility is earmarked for demolition and was always a temporary solution so has never met our needs. We are talking about the design of a new building to incorporate a store and workspace.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would appreciate any feedback about must-haves or lessons learnt from your fluid stores.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would also love to know if anyone has thoughts about how a store could have public access?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>E <a href="mailto:Sarah.Marden@plymouth.gov.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">sarah.marden@plymouth.gov.uk</span></a><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(47,57,10)"><a href="http://theboxplymouth.com" target="_blank">theboxplymouth.com</a><br>
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