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Out of Storage- Behind the Scenes at the NMI Natural History - Bird Collection Edition
- Family friendly
- Free to visit
Thursday, 11 July 2024
About this event
Drop-in and discover some highlights from the extensive bird collections at the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History. Meet Zoology Curator, Emma Murphy, as she showcases some of her favourite specimens from the “behind the scenes” research collections.
Visitors will get a chance to see and learn about some the rarest specimens in the collections. Specimens out of storage and on view will include: Specimens from the Barrington Collection, one of the first citizen science projects in the world; brilliantly-coloured tropical birds; & rare specimens of now-extinct birds.
No booking required. This drop in event is located at The Wonder Cabinet. Wheelchair accessible.
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