Bird Wing Preparation Workshop

Time: November 28 at 5:30 – 8pm
Location: Vertebrate Zoology prep room
Cost: $21 (Includes RAM Admission and all materials)
Age: 12 and up*

Take a walk through any natural history museum and you’ll likely find yourself marveling at a wide diversity of specimens, from bugs to birds to reptiles and beyond. Ever wondered how museum professionals prep and care for these specimens?

Try your hand at prepping and displaying a bird wing specimen! Learn first-hand from museum professionals about how and why natural collections prep and preserve animals for display and research.

This workshop is open to anyone aged 12+, with no previous experience necessary. *Participants under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Each participant will receive Each participant will receive a file of a high-res image of their completed specimen.

Please note: This activity will require working with real animal parts and the biohazards associated.