Expansion and Improvement of the Field Museum Pinned Insect Collection

该项目将为菲尔德自然历史博物馆提供182个新橱柜和1763个新抽屉来存放标本，从而改善该博物馆的昆虫标本收藏。劣质的、旧的储存托盘也将被现代的、档案材料制成的托盘所取代。这些藏品将被转移到菲尔德博物馆新建的空间中，在搬迁期间，鳞翅目和其他非鞘翅目标本将被重新整理。不明材料将由策展人和来访的科学家鉴定。项目完成后，这些昆虫标本将更容易被科学界和自然保护界使用。

9527968 Newton This project will improve the pinned insect collection of the Field Museum of Natural History by providing 182 new cabinets and 1763 new drawers to house the specimens. Inferior, old storage trays will also be replaced with trays made of modern, archival materials. The collection will be moved into newly constructed space in the Field Museum, and while the move is going on, the Lepidoptera and other non-Coleopter specimens will be reorganized. Unidentified material will be identified by curators and visiting scientists. Upon completion of the project, the pinned insect collection will be far more accessible for use by the scientific and conservation communities.