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Packing Up a Museum
Episode 253

Packing Up a Museum

How do you pack up 4 million museum items for refurbishment? Cambridge University's museum of zoology is getting a refit...

Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists

February 12, 20146m 7s

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Show Notes

Moving house is one of life's most stressful events; so imagine packing up 4 million artifacts of a museum collection. That's exactly what they are doing at Cambridge University's museum of Zoology. Harriet Johnson went to find out how they're getting ready for the 3 year project to update and improve the museum, and also sneaked a look at some of the best bits of the collection before it all gets packed away... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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