[Wikimedia-US-CO] Fwd: [Taxacom] History of the Denver Museum of Natural History

From: <Frank.Krell(a)dmns.org> Subject: [Taxacom] History of the Denver Museum of Natural History Date: 5 January, 2014 5:46:01 AM GMT+05:30 To: <taxacom(a)mailman.nhm.ku.edu> To those interested in the history of natural history museums: On 31 December 2013 a comprehensive history of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has been published. Thirty-two authors have contributed to the 427 pages of the volume that contains a summative history of the whole institution from the very beginning in 1897, and detailed, comprehensive histories of Exhibits, Education, and the Research and Collections departments Zoology, Geology, Paleontology, Anthropology, Space Sciences, and Health Sciences. It is illustrated with uncountable historical photos and illustrations, many of them in color. This will be *the* reference on the Museum's history for a long time, it looks nice, and it reads pretty well (I can say that since as the Editor-in-Chief, I had to read the whole thing). The volume is number 4 of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Annals and available for free download at http://www.dmns.org/science/museum-publications/. It can be purchased at lulu.com, in hardbound and paperback (links given on the publications webpage). As it is in full color, it is not cheap, but probably worth it. We produced a separate edition of the first chapter (summative history) which can also be purchased at lulu.com, in hardbound and paperback. The Denver Museum will continue its remarkable journey with the opening of the Morgridge Family Exploration Center in February 2014, a new 126,000 square feet state-of-the-art collections and education facility. Stay tuned. Happy New Year Frank Dr. Frank-T. Krell, DMNS Annals, Editor-in Chief Curator of Entomology Department of Zoology Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, CO 80205-5798 USA Frank.Krell(a)dmns.org Phone: (+1) (303) 370-8244 Fax: (+1) (303) 331-6492 http://www.dmns.org/science/museum-scientists/frank-krell lab page: http://www.dmns.org/krell-lab The Denver Museum of Nature & Science aspires to create a community of critical thinkers who understand the lessons of the past and act as responsible stewards of the future. _______________________________________________ Taxacom Mailing List Taxacom(a)mailman.nhm.ku.edu http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/mailman/listinfo/taxacom The Taxacom Archive back to 1992 may be searched with either of these methods: (1) by visiting http://taxacom.markmail.org (2) a Google search specified as: site:mailman.nhm.ku.edu/pipermail/taxacom your search terms here Celebrating 26 years of Taxacom in 2013.