Dead museum animals: from 'order of nature' to chaos of culture
- Author
- Dr Libby Robin, National Museum of Australia
- Published
- Sun 03 May 2009
- Episode Link
- https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/dead-museum-animals-from-order-of-nature-to-chaos-of-culture
Date recorded: 27 March 2009.
Libby Robin looks at the use of dead animal collections in museums. She examines the scientific precedents behind these collections and how they are evolving from representations of science to components of social history and art studies.
