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Natural History Museum Specimens Face Degradation

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Taxidermist Lucille Borman is working to restore 68 million fossilized and preserved animal specimens at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. The process involves refreshing specimens, such as a chimpanzee with skin discolored by light exposure, to prepare them for an upcoming exhibition. The museum's zoothèque contains naturalized animals dating back to 19th-century naturalist expeditions. The museum noted that since World War II, animals are no longer killed for study purposes. Taxidermists at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris are working to preserve animal specimens in the zoothèque. The process involves using materials like silk paper for translucent skin and adding wire to limbs to allow for adjustable positioning. Borman described the birds as having magnificent colors including black, yellow, and grey.

Taxidermist Lucille Borman is working to restore 68 million fossilized and preserved animal specimens at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. The process involves refreshing specimens, such as a chimpanzee with skin discolored by light exposure, to prepare them for an upcoming exhibition. The museum's zoothèque contains naturalized animals dating back to 19th-century naturalist expeditions. The museum noted that since World War II, animals are no longer killed for study purposes. Taxidermists at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris are working to preserve animal specimens in the zoothèque. The process involves using materials like silk paper for translucent skin and adding wire to limbs to allow for adjustable positioning. Borman described the birds as having magnificent colors including black, yellow, and grey. The reconstruction work aims to make these specimens manipulatable for display. President Gilles Bloch reported cracks in walls, collapsing roofs, and mold within the collections. Bloch has called for assistance from the French state to protect the museum's treasures. The report noted that the current state of the facilities is catastrophic.

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RFI Monde

“partie des 68 millions d'animaux végétaux fossiles et autres. Paris Observer. Conservé au Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. Objectif, leur donner un petit coup de frais avant une exposition.”

RFI Monde

“Conservé au Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. Objectif, leur donner un petit coup de frais avant une exposition. Lucille Borman est taxidermiste. Le chimpanzé, sa peau, c'est un petit peu décoloré par les effets de la lumière.”

RFI Monde

“Lucille Borman est taxidermiste. Le chimpanzé, sa peau, c'est un petit peu décoloré au fur et à mesure des années par les effets de la lumière.”

RFI Afrique

“Dans les membres, j'ai ajouté des fils de fer pour pouvoir le manipuler, lui donner la position qu'on veut. Doucement, Lucille Borman insère un peu de watts dans l'abdomen, puis elle le recou de avec un fil très fin.”

RFI Afrique

“Le Muséum d'Histoire naturelle, qui abrite certes des trésors mais qui sont quand même grandement menacés. Ils sont dans un état catastrophique, alerte même son président, Gilles Bloch.”

RFI Monde

“le Muséum d'Histoire naturelle, qui abrite certes des trésors mais qui sont quand même grandement menacés. dans un état catastrophique alerte même son président Gilles Blanc.”

RFI Monde

“Ce qui est exposé au muséum, c'est une partie infime de ce qui est stocké au muséum. Ça fait partie des trois plus grosses collections du vivant mondial.”

RFI Monde

“Ce qui est exposé au muséum, c'est une partie infime de ce qui est stocké au muséum. Ça fait partie des trois plus grosses collections du vivant mondial. Et donc en fait, ce très vieil établissement... il se dégrade.”

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