Hi.  I'm a new subscriber.  I'm involved with a regional natural science
museum and center in Central Florida which is in the pre-embryonic stage
(actually, it's still at the gleam in the eye stage in many ways).
Donations are coming in before the plans have been developed to deal with
technical details.

My first (of many, I hope) quandry is that I'm looking desperately for:
types of acrylic that can withstand a lot of visitor abuse, a way of
cleaning acrylic surfaces without shortening the utility life of the
plastic, and ways to coat or encase specimens (from insects to reptiles)
in a viewable plastic which doesn't inhibit close observation and
handling but holds the specimen's condition indefinitely.

         I'm assisting in establishing a natural science facility in Pasco
County, Florida, and have more enthusiasm than training in curation.
Again, I apologize for jumping in, but my efforts on the Web for the past
month have been fruitless.  Any assistance in this (or any) vein would
gratefully be accepted and investigated.  I can handle information
ranging from idiot lessons to the highly technical.

thanks,


jeff
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