Blog Archive: conservation

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Posted Sun, 02/23/2020 - 3:16pm

How Museum Designers Invented Diorama 2.0

A combination of traditional design and new tech creates a diorama unlike any seen before.

Tags: conservation

Posted Fri, 12/20/2019 - 4:53am

NHMU 50: The Museum's First Curator

Eric Rickart's fascination with nature from an early age, led him to becoming the Museum's first scientific curator.

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Posted Wed, 12/04/2019 - 3:07pm

The Curious Case of Myrtle Spurge

The legacy of an prolific garden plant raises questions about how we shape the landscape around us.

Tags: botany, conservation

Posted Thu, 11/14/2019 - 10:13am

How Humans are Making Novel Ecosystems

Human activities are creating environmental interactions that have never happened before.

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Posted Mon, 10/21/2019 - 3:03am

What Does "Nature" Mean?

The idea of nature has had many different meanings throughout history.

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Posted Sat, 10/01/2016 - 1:16pm

Irons, Paint & Pulleys

Moving the 60-foot-by-12-foot Barrier Canyon Mural to our new museum location in 2011 took a lot of planning, and more than a little conservation of the aging mural.

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