Portfolio of a Traveling Museologist
Taxidermy Experience
Meadowside Nature Center & Eagle Creek Park, Ornithology Center
Learning how to match the damage to the object to the pest that created it in Preventative Conservation
Learning how to identify pest infestation in the Preventative Conservation Class
Example of damage done by webbing clothes moths at Meadowside Nature Center to their taxidermy
Learning how to match the damage to the object to the pest that created it in Preventative Conservation
Meadowside Nature Center
I was brought in as a consultant for issues with their taxidermy collections. After speaking with staff I discovered that they had never cleaned their taxidermy and had no IPM.
During my visit I:
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Identified a major pest infestation
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Cleaned Taxidermy
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Taught staff about and how to implement integrated pest management
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Consulted on other collections issues
Supervisor
Kristina Motely, Seasonal Park Naturalist
kristina.motley@montgomeryparks.org
301-258-4037
May be contacted for reference
Eagle Creek Park, Ornithology Center
A major component to all of our classes at IUPUI is giving back to the community in someway. As part of our coursework for Preventative Conservation class, we went over to Eagle Creek Park, Ornithology Center to clean their taxidermy. We spent the afternoon in their galleries ensuring that:
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The specimens were cleaned
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There was no sign of infestation