Preservation of natural history wet collections : feedbacks and future prospects

Mer. 05

Jeu. 06

Ven. 07

09:00

10:00

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Visite des collections en fluides

9:00 - 10:15 (1h15)

Visite des collections en fluides

Enregistrement

10:15 - 10:55 (40min)

Enregistrement

Hall de l'auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Introduction

11:00 - 11:15 (15min)

Introduction

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Bruno David (President of the French natural History Museum)

Workshop : Bonnes pratiques et solutions

11:15 - 12:30 (1h15)

Workshop : Bonnes pratiques et solutions

Déjeuner libre

12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)

Déjeuner libre

Workshop : Bonnes pratiques et solutions

14:00 - 16:00 (2h)

Workshop : Bonnes pratiques et solutions

Keynote

16:00 - 16:30 (30min)

Keynote

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

John Simmons | US

https://pfc2018.sciencesconf.org/data/program/Rack_Rum_or_Brandy_Simmons_1.pdf

Soirée vin et fromage

18:30 - 21:30 (3h)

Soirée vin et fromage

Salon Concordia (to be confirmed)

https://pfc2018.sciencesconf.org/data/program/concordia.jpg

Enregistrement

9:00 - 9:30 (30min)

Enregistrement

Hall de l'auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Gestion des collections

9:30 - 10:30 (1h)

Gestion des collections

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Chairman : Patrice Pruvost, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris |FR

› Preservation and curation of an old historical teaching collection. Challenges from 1860 to today. - Eileen Westwig, Oxford University Museum of Natural History 09:30-09:50 (20min)

› A spirit collection of vascular plants at the P Herbarium - Thierry Deroin, Muséum National d\'Histoire Naturelle 09:50-10:00 (10min)

› Conservation-restoration of Botanical museum fluid collection, University of Zurich - Marion Dangeon, Musée botanique de l'Université de Zürich 10:00-10:10 (10min)

› The marine invertebrate wet collection at National Museums Scotland - Fiona Ware, National Museums Scotland 10:10-10:20 (10min)

› Conservation in fluids of the "Invertébrés marins" collection - Feedback based on experience - Paula Martin-Lefèvre, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - Noémy Mollaret, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 10:20-10:30 (10min)

Pause café

10:30 - 11:00 (30min)

Pause café

Hall de l'auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Enquête

11:00 - 11:20 (20min)

Enquête

Enquête sur les problèmes et pratiques en collections + Présentation du projet d'échantillonnage

Gestion des collections

11:20 - 12:00 (40min)

Gestion des collections

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Chairman : Jacques Cuisin, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris |FR

› Managing and moving historical wet collections in the Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy - Sandra Delaunay & Pierre-Antoine Gérard, Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy 11:20-11:30 (10min)

› Management of wet collections in Natural History Museums - Hugo Bordet, Muséum d'histoire naturelle du Havre 11:30-11:40 (10min)

› Baseline Standards for Fluid Collections - Emilia Kingham, University College of London [London] - Lucie Mascord, Lancashire Conservation Studios 11:40-11:50 (10min)

› University of Montpellier : Wet collections of 19th and 20th centuries - Marie-Angeline Masson & Noémie Aumasson, Service du patrimoine historique 11:50-12:00 (10min)

Déjeuner libre

12:00 - 13:30 (1h30)

Déjeuner libre

Gestion des collections

13:30 - 14:30 (1h)

Gestion des collections

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

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

› The anatomical and pathological Dupuytren collections : liquid-fixed specimens, history and complexity - Eloïse Quetel, Bibliothèque de Sorbonne Université 13:30-13:40 (10min)

› Anatomic collections in AP-HP museum: past and future - Camille Perez, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) 13:40-13:50 (10min)

› The so-called « heart of Colette »: preliminary analyses - Philippe Charlier, Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Laboratoire de Droit des Affaires et Nouvelles Technologies, Département de Consultations et de Santé Publique / Unité Sanitaire (Hôpital Max Fourestier / Maison d'Arrêt des Hauts-de-Seine) 13:50-14:00 (10min)

› The wet collections of the Natural history Museum of Nice: current safety and preventive conservation choices - Olivier Gerriet, Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice 14:00-14:10 (10min)

› Finding a Cure for Carcinogenic Collections: The Road to Zero Formaldehyde and Ethanol - Andries van Dam, Anatomical Museum - Leiden University Medical Centre 14:10-14:30 (20min)

Valorisation des collections

14:30 - 15:15 (45min)

Valorisation des collections

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Chairman : Véronique Rouchon, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris |FR

› [Testing] the effect of denatured alcohol on the preservation of zoological wet collections - Edda Aßel, Museum für Naturkunde [Berlin] 14:35-14:55 (20min)

› The museum of anatomy and embryology Louis Deroubaix from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) - Stéphane Louryan, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Biomécanique et Organogenèse - Nathalie Vanmuylder, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Faculté de Médecine, Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Biomécanique et Organogenèse 14:55-15:15 (20min)

Pause café

15:15 - 15:45 (30min)

Pause café

Hall de l'auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Valorisation des collections

15:45 - 17:15 (1h30)

Valorisation des collections

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Chairman : Sophie Cersoy, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris |FR

› Feedback on the conservation of DNA of benthic invertebrates, from the field to the collection. - Nicolas Puillandre, Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité 15:45-16:05 (20min)

› What future for the anatomical collections in fluid? Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow - Marc Herbin, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris - Régis Debruyne, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris - Jacques Cuisin, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 16:05-16:25 (20min)

› The Brain Catalogue - Mathieu Santin, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière 16:25-16:35 (10min)

› A new rehydration method for dried-out specimens - Fabian Neisskenwirth, Naturhistorisches Museum Bern 16:35-16:55 (20min)

› Saving the wet collections of the National Museum of Trinidad & Tobago - Jennalee Ramnarine, The University of the West Indies 16:55-17:05 (10min)

Conservation des collections

9:00 - 10:25 (1h25)

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)

Pause café

10:25 - 10:55 (30min)

Pause café

Hall de l'auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Conservation des collections

10:55 - 12:15 (1h20)

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)

Déjeuner libre

12:15 - 13:30 (1h15)

Déjeuner libre

Business Unit Stölzle Medical and Laboratory Glass

13:30 - 13:35 (05min)

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

13:35 - 15:00 (1h25)

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)

Table ronde : proposition de solutions

15:00 - 16:30 (1h30)

Table ronde : proposition de solutions

Clôture

16:30 - 17:30 (1h)

Clôture

Auditorium de la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution

Comité d'organisation / Organising committee