Be SURE to have the mounts checked for arsenic.... this is TYPICAL in
Natural Historu collections!

Lois


Lois Brynes, Principal
    DeepTime Associates
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    Rockport, MA 01966   USA

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> From: Pam Endzweig <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:10:04 -0700
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Food in exhibit areas?
>
> Hello all --
>
> My museum is currently installing new exhibits, which include small
> dioramas.  The question of using taxidermied animals has come up.  We have
> access to mounted specimens from a defunct museum -- probably of recent
> vintage, but without documentation.  Some (which we will NOT use) have
> traces of insect damage; based on this and their presumed young age, it is
> possible that pesticides have not been applied.
>
> The taxidermied specimens would not be enclosed, though kept out of easy
> reach of visitors.  All artifactual materials in the exihibits (other than
> modern replicas) will be in sealed cases.
>
> I am concerned about having food in this area (albeit exclusively during
> occasional receptions); our museum is not large, and I am afraid of a) the
> possibility of infestation in the displays and b) the spread of such an
> infestation (e.g. carpet beetles) to nearby (though not immediately
> adjacent) Collections storage areas.  Clearly, the specimens cannot be
> integral to the display, so that they can be removed and quarantined if
> necessary.
>
> Decisions regarding the specimens have not been finalized, so your
> feedback/personal experiences will be much appreciated.  Many thanks in
> advance!
>
> -- Pam
>
>
>
> P.S.   We understand the need for protecting the public in the event that
> pesticides are present and are considering that as well.
>
>
> Pamela E. Endzweig
> Director of Collections
> Museum of Natural History
> 1224 University of Oregon
> Eugene, OR 97403-1224
> Ph 541-346-5120   Fax 541-346-5334
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