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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"natural history museum"”.
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Institutional Analysis of a Natural History Museum: Formation and dissemination of scientific knowledge
… social world. We use it to better understand the natural processes behind global climates, health issues, ecology and biology. And yet most individuals outside the field of production are unaware of the processes behind obtaining this knowledge. Museums with research and collections are an arena …
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Informational Interfaces: A case study of the impact of discovery systems on biodiversity research and search at the Natural History Museum, London, UK
The Natural History Museum is one of the world's leading research institutions for biological diversity research with collections comprising some 8 million specimens representing a vast wealth of data. It also holds one of the foremost collections of biodiversity-related literature in its Library …
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Navajo Baskets and the American Indian Voice: Searching for the Contemporary Native American in the Trading Post, the Natural History Museum, and the Fine Art Museum
… displays in three venues: the trading post, the natural history museum, and the fine art museum. The study concludes that the fine art museum has the most potential to foster a dialogue about the contemporary Navajo, whose identity is a product of continuity and change. Chapter one discusses the …
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Living collections in museums.
… uniquely dynamic nature of living collections in museums. Emphasis will be placed on the interaction between the living collection and the staff members directly responsible for their care. An historical account of living collections in museums will be given as well as an introduction to this …
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Imperial Splendor: Diamonds, Commodity Chains, and Consumer Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain
… Britons in Brazil, and records on aesthetics and natural history consulted at the Natural History Museum Archives and the Archive of Art and Design at the V&A Museum (London).
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Assessment of management and collection of zoological specimens at natural history museums in Malaysia
… and lack of understanding on the importance of natural history collections is one. Ineffective dissemination of biodiversity knowledge, poor maintenance of natural history collection and lack of understanding as perceived by Malaysian why the need for a natural history museum are problems …
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Symbiosis.
… exhibition, <em>Symbiosis</em>, hosted by the Natural History Museum in Gray, Tennessee, from May 1st, through August 1st 2008. The exhibit includes works produced during the artist's three years of study at East Tennessee State University.</p><p>The subject of the exhibition consists of …
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Collections Management Systems at Natural History Museums: A Centralized Approach
<p>Natural history museum collections are an invaluable learning tool for audiences of many ages. However, learning experiences can be hampered if collections are poorly managed. Inconsistent object numbering systems, scant information associated with a specimen, and differences in records …
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The influence of a transformative elementary science curriculum on at-risk students: A case report
… present lessons to visitors of their school's natural history museum and science laboratory; Data collection was conducted at Alison Leigh Elementary School in a metropolitan area of the southwestern United States. Observations of the students, interviews with parents and classroom teachers, …
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The macroecology of Southeast-Asian hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
… from published and unpublished faunal lists and museum collections (in close cooperation with the Natural History Museum, London). Over 34,500 records of the global distribution of the 380 species that occur in Southeast-Asia (including New Guinea and the Solomon Islands) were used for a …
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Ichnotaxonomic assessment of Mazon Creek area trace fossils, Illinois, USA
… were examined from collections at The Field Museum, Chicago, and The University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence. Identification was based on accepted diagnostic criteria and comparison with like specimens. Described were 24 ichnogenera and 28 ichnospecies, including a new …
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The Impact of Curriculum Support through Museum/Education Partnerships in Rural Communities
<p> Museum education is a dynamic field, and often an underutilized or nonexistent resource in the educational sphere of rural communities. Within the current system of rural K-12 schools, a local museum can serve as both educational enrichment and entertainment/reward. The author’s research …
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Revisão taxonômica das espécies neotropicais de Heterostylum Macquart, 1848 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae)
… Universidade Federal do Paraná and to The Natural History Museum, London. The identification key was elaborated with the material studied in this paper, the original descriptions of H. duocolor (Painter & Painter, 1974) and H. bicolor (Loew, 1861) and the redescriptions of the neartic …
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Tuning Into The Planet: Scientists are collecting and archiving soundscapes before they disappear
… and studied, much like preserved specimens in a natural history museum, is crucial before they disappear or change forever. Together, these scientists are creating a record for the future. It's the sound of this moment, frozen forever as audio files. And they hope that someone can use it to …
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Decolonizing Natural History Museums Through Volunteer Engagement
In recent years, natural history museums have begun to place a greater importance on confronting their colonial pasts, and decolonization has become a popular topic of discussion among museum professionals. When a natural history museum is attempting to decolonize, they must do so at all levels of …
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Re-Presenting Taxidermy: Contemporary Art Interventions in Natural History Museums
Most natural history museums in Europe and North America were established during the late nineteenth century with the aim of preserving and developing a collection of botanical, geological and zoological specimens to facilitate research in the natural sciences and at the same time educate the …
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Imperial recollections: The colonial contexts and postcolonial predicaments of exhibiting Native American cultures and histories in the contemporary United States
… of metanarratives which position EuroAmerican history and culture as History and Culture, but also the recycling of imperial idioms which resuscitate this connection. Second, anthropological and historical practices, no less than their objects, culture and history, have been fundamental to the …
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Imperial splendor: Diamonds, commodity chains, and consumer culture in nineteenth-century Britain
… Britons in Brazil, and records on aesthetics and natural history consulted at the Natural History Museum Archives and the Archive of Art and Design at the V&A Museum (London).
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Natural Visions: Photography and ecological knowledge 1895-1939
… Ecologists met on common ground with other natural scientists ‘in the field’, and this ground is illuminated by a consideration of wider visual, material and social practices. In particular, parallel practices of collecting and exchange — of natural objects and photographs — demonstrated a …
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The Australian museum library - its formation, function and scientific contribution, 1836–1917
This thesis examines how the Australian Museum Library both reflected and affected scientific activity and debate at the Australian Museum, Sydney, and beyond, between 1836 and 1917. The relationship between those practising science in the metropolis and those on the periphery, such as in colonial …
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