Bringing Natural History Collections to Life
Klara Scharnagl, Curator
University and Jepson Herbaria
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2024 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2025.
Natural history collections are incredible repositories of information. However, due to the sensitive nature of the specimens, they remain largely closed to the public. In the Lichen Collection in the University Herbarium at Berkeley, we are endeavoring to make our collections more visible while maintaining their integrity.
Role: Students will get to know the lichen collections at Berkeley, and will learn about proper storage and specimen handling techniques. Each student will choose 1-2 herbarium cabinets to work with, and will spend the semester designing an informational poster to go on the front of the cabinet, which describes the specimens inside, using a combination of text and visuals.
Qualifications: We welcome students from all disciplines for this project, including the sciences, art, history, anthropology, museum studies. An interest in specimens and some creative abilities are useful for this position.
Hours: 3-5 hrs
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Related website: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/