The Living World - Museum

Description:

Museum is an institution which has collections of preserved plant and animal specimens for study and reference.

• Plant and animal specimens can be preserved as dry specimens.
• Insects are preserved in insect boxes after collecting, killing and pinning.
• Larger animals like birds and mammals are usually stuffed and preserved.
• They have collections of animal skeletons too.

Functions of museum

• Acquisition of materials
• Recording of materials
• Preservation of materials
• Research
• Exhibition
• Education

Some important museums are

• Natural History Museum, London.
• United States National Museum, Washington.
• National Museum of Natural History, Delhi.
• Indian Museum Kolkata.