[NHCOLL-L:4976] RE: Pickled Exhibit

[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
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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


Jean-Marc Gagnon, Ph.D.

President of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (www.spnhc.org<http://www.spnhc.org/>)

Lead Organizer of the 2010 SPNHC & CBA-ABC Joint Conference (www.spnhc-cba2010.org<http://www.spnhc-cba2010.org/>)



Chief Collection Manager / Gestionnaire en chef des collections

Invertebrate Collections / Collections des invertébrés

Canadian Museum of Nature / Musée canadien de la nature

P.O. Box 3443, Stn "D" / C.P. 3443, Succ. D

Ottawa, ON Canada K1P 6P4

T: 613-364-4066 / F: 613-364-4027

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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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