[Nhcoll-l] AIC/SPNHC 2021 Annual Meeting - Virtual Collection Tours start today!

[membership at spnhc.org]

Starting this Wednesday and continuing every Wednesday throughout the remainder of the [ AIC/SPNHC Virtual Annual Meeting ]( https://www.culturalheritage.org/events/annual-meeting/current-meeting ) – travel to world-class natural history collections without leaving home, with Virtual Collection Tours. Each session consists of three – 30-minute tours. Join live so you can ask questions of the tour leaders and show your support for their institutions.
All times are listed in Eastern Time. Meeting registration is still open. [ Join SPNHC ]( https://spnhc.org/get-involved/become-a-member/ ) for registration discount. Recorded sessions will available to registrants through October 2021.


Wednesday – May 26 – Tour Session 1 – 6:00 -7:30 PM


6:00 - 6:30 PM - A journey inside the Museo de La Salle, between history and present -  Museo de La Salle Bogotá (MLS-BOG) – Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá (Colombia)


6:30 - 7:00 PM - Interdisciplinarity with integrated collections: Behind the scenes in UConn's Biodiversity Research Collections -University of Connecticut, Biodiversity Research Collections (US)


7:00 – 7:30 PM Beyond the shelves: Hidden stories from Herpetology

The American Museum of Natural History (US)


 For detailed tour descriptions and to access the session –
[ learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week4 ]( https://learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week4 )
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Wednesday -June 2 – Tour Session 2 – 10:00 -11:30 AM


10 - 10:30 AM - Scientific collection serving Malagasy biodiversity and advancement of research - Association Vahatra and Mention of Zoology and Biodiversity Animal, University of Antananarivo (Madagascar)


10:30 - 11:00 AM - The British Geological Survey 'National Geological Repository' – probably the largest collection of UK geoscience samples
National Geological Repository, National Geoscience Data Centre, British Geological Survey (UK)


11:00 - 11:30 am - 30.000 years underwater: the Arroyo del Vizcaíno collection
Universidad de la República / SAUCE-P (Uruguay)


For detailed tour descriptions and to access the session –
[ learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week5 ]( https://learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week5 )
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Wednesday – June 9 – Tour Session 3 – 6:00 -7:30 PM


6 -6:30 PM - Books and Plants: Dr. George Engelmann and the Origins of the Missouri Botanical Garden
Peter H Raven Library, Missouri Botanical Garden


6:30 - 7:00 PM - An Ongoing Transformation of Storage at the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum
University of Wisconsin Geology Museum


7 -7:30 PM - Pivoting in a Pandemic: The World Ethnology Collections Move at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver Museum of Nature & Science


For detailed tour descriptions and to access the session –
[ learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week6 ]( https://learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week6 )
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Wednesday – June 16 – Tour Session 4 – 10 -11:30 AM


10:00 - 10:30 AM - Virtual tour of the NRF-SAIAB's Collection Division Platform
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB), Makhanda, South Africa


10:30 - 11:00 AM - The Entomological Collections at National Museums Scotland 
National Museums Scotland


11:00 - 11:30 AM - The Glass Flowers at Harvard University: History and Conservation
Harvard University Herbaria


For detailed tour descriptions and to access the session –
[ learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week7 ]( https://learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week7 )
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Wednesday – June 23 – 6-7:30 PM


Maintaining the Dead Plants of the United States National Arboretum
United States National Arboretum, USDA-ARS


6:30 - 7:00 PM - The Age of Reptiles, so close you could touch it
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History


7:00 - 7:30 PM - The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: Behind the Scenes Architectural Concept Enhances Visitor Experiences.
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture


For detailed tour descriptions and to access the session –
[ learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week8 ]( https://learning.culturalheritage.org/aic2021-week8 )
 
 
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