Natural Sciences Collections Association

CARING FOR BOTANICAL COLLECTIONS  

A NatSCA seminar to explore basic botany collection management, curation and conservation.  

Where:  National Museum Wales, Department of Industry, Nantgarw, Wales

When: 2^nd February 2012

Contacts:-

Vicky Purewal (vicky.purewal@museumswales.ac.uk)

Donna Young (donna.young@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk)

This seminar will cover basic aspects of managing and caring for botanical collections -  including storage, handling and specimen preparation.

Morning sessions -

• Herbarium arrangement
• Storage
• Integrated Pest Management
• Documentation

Lunch

Afternoon work shop sessions -

• Herbarium mounting
• Conservation
• Identifying contaminated collections
• Herbarium tour back at National Museum Wales, in Cardiff

The course will be both theory and practical.

To book a place on this course please contact Tony Irwin: tony.irwin@btinternet.com . Course numbers are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.