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Museum Taxidermy

Smithsonian Taxidermists

January 14, 2010

Two years sculpting foam and clay. Weeks casting heads and hands, toes and tongues. Thousands upon thousands of tiny stitches. These tasks and many more transformed 274 mammal specimens into the inspiring display now on view in the new mammal hall on the first floor of the Museum. Led by John Matthews, the award-winning [...]

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Smithsonian Taxidermists

January 3, 2010

Two years sculpting foam and clay. Weeks casting heads and hands, toes and tongues. Thousands upon thousands of tiny stitches. These tasks and many more transformed 274 mammal specimens into the inspiring display now on view in the new mammal hall on the first floor of the Museum.

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City Museum Gets Unusual Taxidermy Display

February 12, 2009

UNION CITY, Tenn. – Only about 5 percent of the people on earth today will be able to see the intact bones of a wooly mammoth, but it’s much easier for residents of Obion County and the surrounding area, says Larry Mink, chairman of the Obion County Museum.
Thanks to a friend of the museum, [...]

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Taxidermy Preserved

May 21, 2008

A generous gift preserved some treasures of taxidermy.
The Shelburne Museum’s Beach Lodge is home to trophies shot by museum founder Electra Havermeyer Webb, her family, and friends on their lavish hunting trips.
But the log building had fallen into disrepair, and some of the animals were deteriorating. So Donna and Remo Pizzagalli of Pizzagalli Construction in [...]

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