15 minute lesson
Not Your Average Museum Specimens
What if YOU could be part of a museum?
Not as a donor, member, or visitor, but as actual museum specimens that could help educate and inspire future students, doctors, and curious minds. And you could still be alive (and keep all your body parts)! How cool would that be?
Well, if this is something you would be interested in, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science could make that dream become a reality! They are letting visitors donate their DNA to become a part of the museum’s permanent collection!
To introduce us to the incredible work the Denver Museum of Nature & Science is doing, we turn to one of our favorite YouTube Channels The Brain Scoop as they make a field trip to see the museum in action!
Why It Matters
What do you think? Would you want to be a part of a museum?
Collections like these play a vital role in reminding us that we are just as much a part of science as any species we are studying. They also spotlight that museums don’t just exist to sit stagnant for us to walk through. They are living and growing institutions that are there to educate, excite, and help expand our understanding and curiosity.
How much more engaged could visitors of all ages be if we adopted this view of museums?
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The Brain Scoop
Hosted by Emily, the Chief Curiosity Correspondent of The Field Museum in Chicago, former volunteer of the University of Montana Zoological Museum. The Brain Scoop share the amazing things in the Field Museum collection with the world!