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Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute
of Popular Science maintained a very popular
chick-hatching exhibit during most of the 1980s.
Chicks were hatched each weekend, and during holiday
periods and for special events, in a used commercial
hatcher, redesigned so children could easily view the
entire hatching process. I created the "BioCorner"
embryology exhibit and was Curator of the exhibit from
1983-1987.

To learn details of this fairly unique Science museum
exhibit, to the following URL:

<
http://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/biocorner/historybiocorner.html
>

gaw

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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:20:48 -0500 
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Hello,

I'm looking for information on how science museums
approach their live
animal collections.  Specifically, I'm interested in
if other museums 
have
formal animal policies in place.  We're in the process
of developing a
Living Collection Policy (parallel to the one we have
for our natural
science and cultural collections.)  I'd like to see
some other examples 
to
compare with our own.  (AZA has guidelines but they
are a bit beyond 
where
we are aiming.)  

Thanks in advance for sharing recommendations and
examples!

Sara DeAngelis

Sara DeAngelis
Project Manager/Lead Exhibit Developer
Brooklyn Children¹s Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11213

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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
                                                      
         - Wm.
Shakespeare

Keep you love of nature, for that is the true way to
understand art and
more.

Vincent
Van Gogh

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gaw

Glenn A. Walsh
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Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.planetarium.cc > 
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago: 
  < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Astronomer & Optician John A. Brashear: 
  < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com > 
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries: 
  < http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc > 
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.incline.cc >


		
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