How an Item Becomes Part of a Museum Collection
Me holding a megalodon tooth from the Discovery Gallery.
Ever wonder how museums acquire rare, antique, or unusual objects? Or what happens after a museum receives an object but before it’s unveiled to the public? From my experiences cataloguing new items for the Learning Department in the Royal Ontario Museum, I’ve learned that the “behind the scenes” work at the museum takes a lot longer and is a lot more hands-on than I expected.
Written by: Shawna Quigley
Date posted: November 25, 2018
