Request for Loans of Collections and Art to Display and for Public Input on Exhibits
Many people don’t realize that the Museum regularly adds or rotates special exhibits that relate to the seasons or special topics of interest. We also have an amazing number of specimens, mounts, and information in our archives that we use for school and public programs and that may be put out upon advance request. While we have many supplies, we would also like to augment our resources to further inform, delight, and inspire our visitors. We know that some members have, or know of others who have, appropriate exhibits that are display ready and that the collectors may be eager to share their interest by loaning them temporarily to the museum. While exhibit space is limited, we would like to feature a different loaned exhibit each month or two and publicize them so people have additional reasons to visit the Museum on a regular basis.
Here are some special topics on which we seek small exhibits that are already mounted or framed for display. Please note that some displays more appropriately may include more of specimens or pictures.
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Spiders, fleas, and other insects
- Wasps and bees, their food, homes, habitats
- Flowers that are good, and not good, for honey
- Wool or other fabric dyed from native flowers or berries identified by pictures and names
- Herbarium collections of ferns; local herbs, shrubs, trees
- Caterpillars, what they eat, cocoons, and resultant butterflies
- Different breeds of sheep, cows, chickens, pigs and their special value
- Historical photos: area landscapes then/now
- Amphibians
- Bird feathers
- Heirloom apples
- Mushrooms and fungi
- Berries edible, and poisonous
- Gems
- Arrowheads and rocks/they come from
- Invasive plants
- Artistic works interpret nature
If you have another idea or source of an exhibit you would like to see mounted, please contact the Museum. We’d love to hear from you!
