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Museum Skills Workshops: Insect Pinning
Thursday, September 25th
Take a walk through any natural history museum and you’ll likely find yourself marveling at a wide diversity of specimens, from bugs to birds to reptiles and beyond.
Ever wondered how museum professionals prep and care for these specimens?
Join us for our Insect Pinning workshop and try your hand at prepping and pinning an insect specimen!
Learn first-hand from museum professionals about how and why natural collections prep and preserve animals for display and research.
This workshop is open to anyone aged 15+, with no previous experience necessary. Each participant will receive one insect to pin and a shadow box to display it in.
Space is limited so save your spot!