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Tuesday, 9 June
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Plenary Session: Reopening Collections
Moderator: Breda Zimkus; Helper: Jessica Cundiff
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| 12:00 | Opening remarks | |
| 12:15 | The Post-Pandemic Future of Museums | Elizabeth Merritt |
| 12:30 | Collections Emergency Management in the COVID-19 Era | Samantha Snell |
| 12:45 | Caring for Heritage Collections during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Reopening | Tom Strang |
| 13:00 | COVID-19 Impacts on Biodiversity Science Collections: A Preliminary Look | Barbara Thiers |
| 13:10 | Re-opening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM) Information Hub (A COVID-19 Research Project) | Scott Miller |
| 13:20 | Discussion Panel | |
| Break | Vendor Q&A – Delta Designs – Watch here |
Symposium: History matters! The Value of the Humanities in Natural History Museums
Moderator: Dorit Wolenitz; Helper: Maria Heikkila
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| 14:30 | ‘Animals Brought From Every Part of the Globe’ – A Study of the Imperialist Aspect of the First Generation of Zoological Societies in the Nineteenth Century | Wessel Broekhuis |
| 14:50 | “Blast to the Past”: A Historic Walking Tour Organized by a Natural History Museum | Hui-shih (Phaedra) Fang |
| 15:10 | Werner Wildlife Museum: Fifty Years and Counting | Patti Wood Finkle |
| 15:30 | The Faculty of Sciences Collections, Rennes, France (1840-1914) | Marion Lemaire |
| 15:50 | The Story of Jack: Life and Legacy of the First Elephant of Natura Artis Magistra | Wessel Broekhuis |
Symposium: Natural History Collections in Latin America
Moderator: Amalia Diaz; Helpers: Patricia Burke Coorough, Elizabeth Wommack
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Part 1
Part 2