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 - Well, that could have gone better
- February 22, 2025
- In a field where we pride ourselves on being as close to perfect as possible it can be a relief to know that we are not alone in making mistakes. Join our expert panelists Theresa Ketterer - Registrar and Collections Specialist at the Marianna Kistle…
- Preserving the Past, Managing the Present: Project Management Software in the Conservation Lab
- February 22, 2025
- Finding the right software to use in a cultural heritage institution can often feel like fitting a square peg into a round hole. After many years of struggling with ill-equipped systems, the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts began thei…
- Where are all of the dinosaur fossils kept?
- December 3, 2012
- Only a small percentage of dinosaur specimens in most major museum's are on public display. Take a look at the storage AMNH uses for their natural history collection
- Muse Awards 2012: Behind the Scenes at Palm Beach Zoo
- June 21, 2012
- Muse Awards 2012: Behind the Scenes at Palm Beach Zoo by Cultural Council of Palm Beach County - A behind the scenes view of living collections.
- Behind the Scenes: Field Museum with Bill Stanley-Catalogue Room
- May 17, 2012
- Take a behind the scenes tour of the Field Museum in Chicago with Chicago Parent's Carrie Kaufman and Bill Stanley of the Field Museum to view storage of the natural history collection.
- Baseball's Opening Day - A View From The Vault
- March 27, 2012
- See the storage and object handling used at the National Baseball Hall of Fame for objects from Opening Day festivities in baseball history.
- Behind the Scenes at Shelburne Museum - Evaluating the Costume Collection
- November 9, 2009
- Textiles historian Lynne Bassett visits the Shelburne Museum and leads an evaluation of the museum's costume collection. Includes a view of the storage of the textile collection.
- Derya Golpinar excavates in the Tenement Museum Basement
- October 30, 2009
- Collections Manager Derya is looking for objects and artifacts between a modern and old wall in the basement of 97 Orchard Street. She explains what she's found.
- Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry/Behind the Scenes
- October 31, 2007
- The Tribune visits the storage room of the Museum of Science and Industry, containing 40,000 items.
- Welcome to the Photo Collection
- September 4, 2007
- David Wooters opens the photo vaults for us at George Eastman House, International Center of Photography and Film. Be sure to check out the full George Eastman House YouTube Channel.
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