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What's going on at the museum? One of our preparators, Thai, is starting work on a mount for an object in our upcoming insects’ exhibition, a termite-eaten piece of wood. All of the mounts in our exhibitions are built in-house by our team of fantastic preparators. If you have never noticed how our objects are suspended in our cases, we are doing our job! Stay tuned for more behind the scenes from the museum! . .
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