The meticulous art of preserving a taxidermy tamandua specimen at the museum
In short: Senior Conservator Lu Allington-Jones demonstrates the delicate process of cleaning and repairing a southern tamandua specimen. This behind-the-scenes look offers a quiet, sensory experience into the specialized maintenance required to keep museum collections in pristine condition for future study and display.
The Natural History Museum in London houses an extensive collection exceeding 80 million items, ranging from dinosaur remains and meteorites to specimens like the giant squid. Maintaining this vast archive requires constant, careful intervention by experts.
In this session, Allington-Jones performs precise conservation work on a taxidermy tamandua. The process highlights the intersection of scientific preservation and the quiet, focused labor necessary to protect biological specimens that serve as vital records of the natural world.
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