Held on the 24th Apr 2022
at 1:30pm to
3pm
, Northern Tasmania
Meeting Room, QVMAG at Inveresk
Summary:Royal Society Launceston Lecture Series
Presenter(s):
- Kathryn Medlock
2022 Launceston Public Lecture Series
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery has a large and significant collection of thylacine specimens, however many more came into the museum than currently exist in the collection. This presentation will explain the fate of some of the ‘missing’ specimens and review the display history of thylacines at TMAG.
Kathryn Medlock worked in vertebrate zoology at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery for 35 years. Her many tasks included specimen preparation, collection management, research, education and exhibition curation. An exhibition on the thylacine in 1998 sparked her interest in the multiple facets of museum thylacine specimens and how the specimens themselves can reveal aspects of human culture, history and science.
Full COVID vaccination is highly desirable and the wearing of face masks mandatory.
Admission
Free for members of the Royal Society of Tasmania
$6 | General admission
$4 | Students, QVMAG Friends, and members of Launceston Historical Society
or for Zoom webinar, register here.
Supported by the QVMAG
