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Developing a new national museum of natural history at Tel Aviv University

Developing a new national museum of natural history at Tel Aviv University. Steinhardt National Museum of Natural History. MUSEUM FUNDAMENTALS. 25 years in making under the Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities Collections: ca. 4 million specimens

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Developing a new national museum of natural history at Tel Aviv University

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  1. Developing a new national museum of natural history at Tel Aviv University Steinhardt National Museum of Natural History

  2. MUSEUM FUNDAMENTALS • 25 years in making under the Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities • Collections: ca. 4 million specimens • Research (200 Publications - 2009/10) • Training (55 Ph.D.; 59 M.Sc. – 2009/10) • Ecosystem services • Tours • Education/Outreach: Nature Campus

  3. MUSEUM SUPPORT Government Ministries: Tourism Environmental Protection Science & Technology* Agriculture & Rural Development Council for Higher Education (VATAT)* City of Tel Aviv Private: Michael Steinhardt YadHanadiv Foundation* [Israel Taxonomy Initiative] *Collections

  4. MUSEUM DEPARTMENTS • Anthropology (physical) • Botany (lower plants) • Entomology • Invertebrate Zoology • Vertebrate Zoology • Paleontology

  5. MUSEUM OVERSIGHT • International Scientific Advisory Board • Scientific & Public Council • Steering Committees (5) • Curator Committee

  6. MUSEUM STAFF • Director • Curators (23; 9 Emeriti) • Associate Curators: (11; 2 Emeriti) • Expert Collections Managers (8) • Technical Assistants (17; 7 part time)

  7. Site Location

  8. North façade - the iconic enigmatic collection chest.

  9. Eastern façade with view towards the Botanic Garden.

  10. North East Façade reveals main building components

  11. Section C-C

  12. ספריה חדר עורות מרפסת קפיטריה חדר בעלי חוליות חדר חסרי חוליות חדר חרקים 1st Floor Plan

  13. Entomological Staff • Curators (2) • Researchers (3 & 3 Emeriti) • Collections Manager (1) • Collections Technicians (2.5) • IT/Registrar (0.5) • Insect Zoo (0.5) • Research Associates (3)

  14. ENTOMOLOGY • Size: ca. 1.5 million specimens • Storage Units: 5561 (77% pinned; 16% wet; 7% slides) • Profile: 32% curated well; 21% curated OK; 3% mixed species; 17% sorted; 22% unsorted; 5% at risk • Types: ca. 400 • Assoc. Collections

  15. ENTOMOLOGY’S SPECIAL ISSUES • Space • Standardized Containers • Collections Staffing • Segregated Collections • IPM • Types • Digitization, Unique Identifiers • Cabinet Taxon Labels/Locators • Preparing to Move

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