[Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19

[Christine Johnson]

Hi Rich,
Glad you asked. As of yesterday, AMNH is not accepting new visitors to its collections until April, when the situation will be reevaluated.
Best,
Chris


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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Richard Rabeler
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19

EXTERNAL SENDER

Colleagues:

We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors.

While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from the collections community.  I suspect some of you, esp. in university collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar conversations.

Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your collections?

Sincerely,

Rich Rabeler,
Senior Collection Manager
University of Michigan Herbarium

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