The Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal inaugurated a three-day workshop on Wednesday on biological preservation technique and taxidermy.
Selected fifteen in-service Museum Professionals/Biology Teachers/laboratory Assistants from various Museums /Schools/Colleges/laboratory etc are participating in this workshop.
During the inaugural session, In-charge of the Museum and Scientist-B, Manoj Kumar Sharma detailed about importance, techniques etc for preservation of the biological collection in workshop and Manik lal Gupta, Scientist-B and Coordinator of the workshop briefed about the workshop.
In the continuation, the museum visit was arranged for participants. Similarly, Manoj Kumar Sharma detailed about the importance and uses of instruments, chemicals for preservation of available specimen in the laboratory during the visit of Taxidermy Studio.
During the Herbal Garden and Museum Campus Visit, Gupta detailed about the importance of medicinal plants and their uses in several diseases. Gupta also told that only sketch, monograph or photograph are not enough to disseminate scientific information about plants and trees.
Gupta requested to all participants teachers to develop a garden of plants and trees which are included in the syllabus. The planted trees and plants will help to teach types of leaf, venation, bark, flower, fruit, seed dispersal mechanism with live demonstration which will make very effective learning for the students.
During the next session, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Scientist-B & In-charge of the museum detailed about the various methods/ techniques of collections of biological specimens through lecture.
During the next lecture Manoj Kumar Sharma, In-Charge and Scientist-B detailed about various Methods/ Techniques of Wet Preservation to participants teachers.