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Name our Rhino on the Run
The rhino in the Grant Museum – what’s his name? The largest single specimen in the Museum – our (hornless) Indian one-horned rhino – is about to go on holiday. He is going away for some serious...
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Do you need a PhD to be a curator?
During the ever excellent ‘Ask a Curator Day’ (search #AskACurator on twitter) I noticed a number of questions along the lines of ‘How do I become a curator’ / ‘what qualifications do I need to become...
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Dismantling Reg the Rhino in Ten Easy Steps
On 10th November the Grant Museum team took on the giant task of dismantling the largest specimen in the Museum – our huge (hornless) one-horned rhino skeleton. This is one of the first steps in our...
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On the search for the Scaly-tailed possum: Wet and Wildlife
A scaly-tailed possum caught on a camera trap in AWC’s Artesian Range. (C) Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Over the past few years I have been spending my spare time in a remote area of the Kimberley,...
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The Return of the Rhino: Conserving our biggest skeleton
In November, we announced that Reg the (hornless) Indian one-horned rhino skeleton was being dismantled and taken away for an extreme make-over (read Dismantling Reg the Rhino in Ten Easy Steps). Now...
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Frostbitten Fingertips Get A New Look
Frostbitten fingers attached to wax hand with peeling paint and yellowed fluid I was recently contacted by the National Army Museum to consult and treat a fluid preserved specimen that is due to be...
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Conserving a thermopile in UCL Science and Engineering Collections
Thermopile, Physio-062 My name is Dae Young Yoo and I am the MSc. Conservation student placement with UCL Museums and Collections. One of my objects that I have been assigned to research and conserve...
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A Honey Pot for Springtime!
As a Conservator, I often think of how privileged I am to be able to handle and examine museum objects, up close and personal. Not all objects move me, but at the moment I am very pleased to be working...
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Specimen of the Week 318: The newly recapitated bandicoot
This is embarassing. The sheer scale of natural history collections means that some objects are going to be wrongly identified, and the fact that generations of professionals have worked here over...
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How can you care for museum collections during lockdown?
This blog was written by Conservator Graeme McArthur from the UCL Culture Collections Management Team. The closure of UCL’s campus during lockdown has provided new challenges for UCL Culture’s...
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