Bringing the Dead to Life: how to display museum natural science Room G22 LT, Pearson Building (North East UCL, 22nd September 2017 Entrance), Richards University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Renovate! Innovate! Redisplaying zoological specimens at the University Museum of Time Speaker 9.30 10.00 REGISTRATION – 10.00 10.05 WELCOME – 10.05 10.35 Kelly Richards (University Museum of Zoology, – Cambridge) 10.35 11.05 Jon Clatworthy (Lapworth Museum of Geology) – 11.05 11.35 Sophie Forgan (Captain Cook Memorial Museum) – 11.35 11.55 BREAK – 11.55 12.25 Raphael Chanay (Natural History Museum) – 12.25 12.55 Ebony Andrews (Calderdale Museums) – 12.55 1.45 BREAK – 1.45 2.30 Jan Freedman (Plymouth Museums) – 2.30 2.50 Euan’s Guide (disabled access reviews) – 2.50 3.05 BREAK – 3.05 3.35 Nick Marsden (Science Museum) – 3.35 4.05 Michelle Davis (Horniman Museum) – 4.05 4.30 BREAK/END – 4.30 5.15 Tour of Grant Museum of Zoology including new – exhibition Museum of Ordinary Animals” (please “The book at registration, limited places) Zoology, Cambridge. The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge is reaching the end of a project to redevelop the museum building, displays and adjoining research facilities. The redevelopment is an exciting opportunity to renovate and update the main displays in line with current scientific understanding and interpretation. While the former interpretive narrative and layout of the museum is maintained in the new designs, a number of new displays explore other themes that support the narrative. Two such displays are the of life’ case and the ecology and evolution’ ‘Circle ‘Insect case. Together these cases pose redisplay challenges such as awkward case dimensions, specimen conservation and mounting requirements, specimen limitations, access issues and interpretation restrictions. These case studies detail two different approaches using input from public evaluation, academic curators, artists, AV designers and specialist mount-makers to produce two displays which serve to enrich the museum environment and visitor experience in different ways.
Bringing the Dead to Life: how to display museum natural science Room G22 LT, Pearson Building (North East Entrance), UCL, 22nd September 2017 Time Speaker 9.30 – 10.00 REGISTRATION 10.00 – 10.05 WELCOME 10.05 – 10.35 Kelly Richards (University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge) 10.35 – 11.05 Jon Clatworthy (Lapworth Museum of Geology) 11.05 – 11.35 Sophie Forgan (Captain Cook Memorial Museum) 11.35 – 11.55 BREAK 11.55 – 12.25 Raphael Chanay (Natural History Museum) 12.25 – 12.55 Ebony Andrews (Calderdale Museums) 12.55 – 1.45 BREAK 1.45 – 2.30 Jan Freedman (Plymouth Museums) 2.30 – 2.50 Euan’s Guide (disabled access reviews) 2.50 – 3.05 BREAK 3.05 – 3.35 Nick Marsden (Science Museum) 3.35 – 4.05 Michelle Davis (Horniman Museum) 4.05 – 4.30 BREAK/END 4.30 – 5.15 Tour of Grant Museum of Zoology including new exhibition “The Museum of Ordinary Animals” (please book at registration, limited places) Richards University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Renovate! Innovate! Redisplaying zoological specimens at the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge. The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge is reaching the end of a project to redevelop the museum building, displays and adjoining research facilities. The redevelopment is an exciting opportunity to renovate and update the main displays in line with current scientific understanding and interpretation. While the former interpretive narrative and layout of the museum is maintained in the new designs, a number of new displays explore other themes that support the narrative. Two such displays are the ‘Circle of life’ case and the ‘Insect ecology and evolution’ case. Together these cases pose redisplay challenges such as awkward case dimensions, specimen conservation and mounting requirements, specimen limitations, access issues and interpretation restrictions. These case studies detail two different approaches using input from public evaluation, academic curators, artists, AV designers and specialist mount-makers to produce two displays which serve to enrich the museum environment and visitor experience in different ways.
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