The Zoological Institute is one of the oldest scientific institutions in St. Petersburg. In 2007 the institute became 175 years old although history of establishment of collections at the institute and the museum began much earlier, i.e. since the time of Peter the Great, who purchased exhibits for the Kunstkammer, the first Russian museum established by him in 1714. The first museum catalogue (1742) lists approximately 4000 representatives of mammals, birds, amphibians, fishes, insects and invertebrates, deposited in scientific collections of the Kunstkammer. The 18th century was the age of great expeditions including the famous academic expeditions of P.S. Pallas in the southern regions of Russia and Siberia. Extensive material collected during numerous marine and land expeditions of the early 19th century filled depository of the Kunstkammer. The official opening of the Zoological Museum took place in July 1832, which is accepted as the time of its foundation. Later the museum was transformed into the Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences. Its scientific collections comprise approximately 60,000,000 items. The Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a leading research institution is one of the most significant zoological institutions in the world. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The French national natural History Museum is glad to welcome you in the very heart of Paris for the meeting "Preservation of natural history wet collections: feedbacks and future prospects" held from December 5 through 7, 2018, at the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution (Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Jardin des Plantes). This meeting intend to gather the various French and Europeans players involved in the preservation of natural history wet collections. Through the sharing of experience, we hope to provide an inventory of preservation issues threatening these valuable collections and to discuss potential solutions that has been tested in different environments. The first half-day will be devoted to a workshop, animated by Dirk Neumann (Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Munich, Germany) and Julian Carter (Wales Museum, Cardiff, UK) on best practices and practical solutions to preserve collections. ... [Information des Anbieters]
