Preservation of natural history wet collections : feedbacks and future prospects

Conservation des collections

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Chairman :Julian Carter, Wales Museum, Cardiff |UK

› Methods of testing fluid preservatives: Utilising the salting out method to distinguish between common fluid preservatives and comparing methods of determining formalin concentration. - Irene Finkelde, Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural History 09:15-09:45 (30min)

› Non-invasive fluid identification: potential of micro Raman spectroscopy - Sophie Cersoy, Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation 09:45-10:05 (20min)

› Fluid-preserved specimens - contaminants from chemical reactions - Simon Moore, Member, Registered Scientist, Fellow, Accredited Conservator-Restorer 10:05-10:25 (20min)

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Conservation des collections

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Chairman : Dirk Neumann, Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Munich |GE

› All about lids? - Marcus Anders Krag, Natural History Museum of Denmark 10:55-11:15 (20min)

› Characterization of the jar sealants in the fluid collections of the MNHN - Michel Sablier, Centre de recherche sur la Conservation USR 3224 du CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 11:15-11:35 (20min)

› Labels for eternity: analyzing labels for wet collections - Gali Beiner, National Natural History Collections at the Hebrew University 11:35-11:55 (20min)

› QR Code, a management tool for collection fluids? - Patrice Pruvost, Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques 11:55-12:05 (10min)

› Barcoding of specimens in wet preserved natural history collections - Irena Grbac, Croatian Natural History Museum 12:05-12:15 (10min)

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Business Unit Stölzle Medical and Laboratory Glass

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Antonia Karamat

https://pfc2018.sciencesconf.org/data/program/Karamat_Prasentation_Museumcontainers_2018.pdf

Conservation des collections

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Chairman : Marc Herbin, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris |FR

› Assessing Containers used with Fluid-Preserved Specimens at the USNM Are these jars and lids the best we can do? - Lisa Palmer, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History 13:35-13:45 (10min)

› 15 years with jars - Anja Friederichs, Natural History Museum Berlin 13:45-13:55 (10min)

› Alcohol tanks at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, issues and solutions - Daniel Johansson, Natural History Museum of Denmark 13:55-14:05 (10min)

› Larger Specimens: Addressing the need for wide-mouth jars in collections - Keel Geoff W., National Museum of Natural History - Invertebrate Zoology 14:05-14:25 (20min)

› Preservation and display of a 4-metre blue Marlin in glycerol at NHM, London - Crimmen Olliver, The Natural History Museum [London] 14:25-14:45 (20min)

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