Time: November 28 at 5:30 - 8pm
Location: Vertebrate Zoology prep room
Cost: $21 (Includes RAM Admission and all materials)
Age: 12 and up*
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 on November 28 for our Bird Wing Prep workshop and try your hand at prepping and displaying a bird wing 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 12+, with no previous experience necessary. *Participants under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Each participant will receive Each participant will receive a file of a high-res image of their completed specimen.
Please note: This activity will require working with real animal parts and the biohazards associated.
Learn about the rest of our Museum Skills Workshops series: Preserving your Prized Possessions, Insect Pinning, and Moccasin Preservation (Coming soon).