McrMuseum Collection

Curatorial Assistants taking you behind the scenes at Manchester Museum. Tweets from Rachel Petts, Susan Martin and Diana Arzuza Buelvas.

[NatSCA @Nat_SCA]

New blog out today about how to start the process of decolonising natural history collections https://t.co/N1PetybkSa

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

Sharing the amazing and important contributions of Black people to the natural history, especially working in museums.
Three more days of inspiring conversations, Join: #BlackinNHMs for the Black in Natural History Museums Week
@Nat_SCA @Mcrmanchester

[Black in Natural History Museums @BlackInNHMs]

The stories of Black scientists are often overlooked & untold.

Thus, #BlackInNHMs is proud to share the stories of 17 Black people, who contributed to natural history, with our FIRST exhibit!

It was produced in partnership with @FloridaMuseum. Stay tuned for more info below👇🏿

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

Join the community of Black professionals in Natural History Museums for conversations and reflexions this week, https://t.co/sdYZvoPfPz
Oct 15 - Oct 21 / 2023: https://t.co/MhwYws5jOJ
#BlackInNHMs #SciArt #BlackinNHMsLeadership #BlackinNHMsOutreach @Nat_SCA @NatSciNMS @McrMuseum

[Herbarium Manchester @Aristolochia]

A great day to be out in Boz Country Park with @CityofTreesMcr. Come on over and discover what's living in the meadows, woodlands and ponds

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

Who is using our collection and what for?
An A level Art student really inspired after a visit to the stores. Final project👏👏 *A: “insects arranged across multiple pages reflecting a journey from shadows and incomplete forms to the splendid variety of insect life!”
🪲🦋🦟🪳🪲

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

From behind the scenes in Entomology #NationalVolunteerWeek. The support given by all volunteers is helping us to better maintain and keep our entomological collections and increase their
usefulness and value. A huge thank you to all!

https://t.co/6m7cYHdJXS
@McrMuseum

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

@McrMuseum Beautiful Orchid bees:
https://t.co/j9HkZWbf5X

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

@McrMuseum @artfund More about bees in our Entomology blog: https://t.co/lELsQc7ktq

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

annacollettehuntI’ve had the most magical day today at @mcrmuseum - I’ve got to give the biggest thank you in the world to Diana from Entomology who gave me a behind the scenes tour of the insect collections. What an absolutely incredible day! So much inspiration to take forward

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

See this Instagram video by @annacollettehunt https://t.co/qFgSNyfmlL
Showing part of our collection🐝🐝🦋🦋🦋🦋🪰🕷️🪳🐞🪲 to #annacolletehunt
@McrMuseum @amentsoc

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

See this Instagram video by @annacollettehunt https://t.co/qFgSNyfmlL
Showing part of our collection🐝🐝🦋🦋🦋🦋🪰🕷️🪳🐞🪲 to #annacolletehunt
@McrMuseum @amentsoc

[Paolo Viscardi @PaoloViscardi]

Who uses our collections and what for? Taxonomy, recording data, DNA, etc. Museums, universities,recorders, etc. Use them. But who else?... #natsca2023

[Herbarium Manchester @Aristolochia]

Diana taking us through the significant impacts from @MuseumInsight collections - collaboration is key! #NatSCA2023

[McrMuseum Collection @MuseumInsight]

#insects 🦋🦋🪲🪲 and conservation stories from Central and South America also made it to the event. Celebrating #biodiversity in the Neotropic 🥳. I was feeling closer to home 😍. Many thanks to the visitors for the great comments!! @Panwildlife