Location: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter
Jointly run by the Museum Ethnographers Group (MEG) and
the Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA)
Course leader: Paolo Viscardi
Maximum number of attendees: 40
Price: free to attend
Date: 15 October 2015
10.00am – 3.00pm
Enquiries: Tony Eccles
Museum staff caring for collections will understand how
important it is to be able to identify the materials objects are made from. By
working with colleagues across different fields of expertise, collections become
accessible. Managing knowledge of related legislation ensures that collection
management is done responsibly and ethically.
Historic items often employ ivory as a decorative
element, but is it elephant ivory or walrus ivory? Do you know the difference
between them? Items of jewellery and other items brought to the UK over 100
years ago were sometimes decorated with animal and human remains; bone, horn and
teeth. But would you be able to identify them? This workshop will examine
snake, fish and whale bone even the teeth of a wild cat and dogs. With anything
made from bone one needs to be able to identify the species of animal, indeed it
could even be human. With this in mind, museum staff should be aware of the
current CITES and Human Tissue Act legislation.
The workshop aims to provide museum professionals and
students with an opportunity to learn how to identify raw materials and
understand how current legislation can guide best practice in the museum
environment.
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