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Posted By Emily Murphy 09-10-2025 07:48
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Hi Nikki -- From what you were saying earlier, this also sounds like it might be a great opportunity for interdivisional cooperation -- if your wildlife curator is invested in trapping live mice (hey, free food is not a bad thing), then perhaps work out something with them and their staff to help ...
Posted By Emily Murphy 04-02-2024 08:24
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Hi Carolyn -- You may want to talk to some art museums. I know that the Peabody Essex Museum here in Salem, MA has done a couple of art installations that include live birds (75 Zebra finches comes to mind) and they may have some protocols for art in the space. The standards for display and protection ...
Posted By Emily Murphy 02-12-2024 07:56
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As someone who is really allergic to a lot of those room fragrances, I'd beg you not to – it would destroy my ability to enjoy the exhibit, and remember that those room fragrances rarely stay in the gallery where you put them (especially if you have an older HVAC system that circulates air among the ...
Posted By Emily Murphy 08-09-2023 15:14
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I would talk to the folks at San Francisco Maritime to see what they do. Many if not all of their vessels are in their collection. Emily Emily Murphy Curator Salem Maritime National Historic Site Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site Sent from my iPhone
Posted By Emily Murphy 05-11-2019 11:28
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Try the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, https://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa Sounds like precisely the thing they collect! ------------------------------ Emily Murphy Curator Salem Maritime National Historic Site Salem MA (781) 248-6424 ------------------------------