Blog archive: April 2013
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The Opera House Barkcloth
One of the Museum's biggest objects is so big that we have never seen all of it at once.
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Museullaneous
Housing required: chiton shells seek preservation
How much can be said about the process of putting some shells in a new box? Possibly more than you'd think!
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Ghost Net art: Erub Erwer Meta visit
In February, we received a visit from artists and staff from Erub Erwer Meta (Darnley Island Arts Centre).
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12 April: Great Expectations (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
Today I asked one of our scientists (who had never been on an Antarctic research cruise before) what she thought of the operation so far.
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10 April: The Straits of Magellan (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
We started the day with two muddy trawls. The ship came with some sieve tables, which are exactly as they sound: sieves as big as tables!
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9 April: Fishing at last! (Scotia Arc Expedition 2013)
This expedition has not had an easy birth, but we are finally out and have started sampling.
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Marine vandal has a gutful!
Emails from a research vessel in the middle of the Pacific tell of a small shark whose 'taste' for fresh sashimi led to its capture.
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Museullaneous
Pinning interest in museums
The interest in Pinterest is not waning. What can Pinterest do for museums? What can museums do with Pinterest?
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Science
Tanks for the Memories: A New Home for our Fish Collection
Sharks, crocs and even a baby rhino... thousands of our large 'wet specimens' were moved into new homes recently.
