Delaware Museum Of Nature And Science Inc

DIGITIZATION TCN: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MOBILIZING MILLIONS OF MARINE MOLLUSKS OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD

WITH INPUT FROM ITS COMMUNITY AND BENCHMARKING AGAINST OTHER NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS ACROSS THE NATION, THE DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY WILL TRANSFORM ITS EXHIBITS FROM STATIC, TAXONOMY-BASED DIORAMAS TO INTERACTIVE, ECOSYSTEM-DRIVEN ENGAGEMENT AREAS WITH MORE RELEVANT STEM CONTENT AND STORIES. THE MUSEUM WILL WORK WITH AN EXHIBIT DESIGN FIRM TO DEVELOP INTERPRETIVE CONTENT, EXHIBIT DESIGN, AND RELATED ELEMENTS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO INCLUDE TESTING OF EXHIBIT PROTOTYPES AND WORKSHOPS FOR MUSEUM STAFF ON BEST PRACTICES IN EVALUATION. A FINAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL AND THE MUSEUM WILL CHANGE ITS NAME TO THE DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DIGITIZATION TCN: INVERTEBASE: REACHING BACK TO SEE THE FUTURE: SPECIES-RICH INVERTEBRATE FAUNAS DOCUMENT CAUSES AND CONSEQUE

THE DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE WILL REHOUSE APPROXIMATELY 10,500 CLUTCHES OF SONGBIRD EGGS IN ITS COLLECTION, CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION. THE MUSEUM HAS THE SECOND LARGEST COLLECTION OF EGGS IN NORTH AMERICA REPRESENTING OVER 2,000 BIRD SPECIES. MUSEUM STAFF WILL PURCHASE ARCHIVAL BOXES AND PAPER AND HIRE AND TRAIN AN INTERN TO ASSIST WITH REHOUSING. PROVIDING ACID-FREE STORAGE FOR THE EGG COLLECTION WAS IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH CONSERVATION PRIORITY IN THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION (CAP) PROGRAM REPORT, AS THIS WILL HELP STABILIZE AND PROTECT IT FROM BYNE’S DISEASE, A CHEMICAL REACTION THAT CAN DAMAGE EGGSHELLS. PRESERVATION OF THE SPECIMENS WILL ENSURE THEIR INTEGRITY FOR RESEARCH AND ADVANCEMENTS IN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION.