A Bloody Business: Taxidermy in Museums

Kirstie Bingham


Organisation:
John Moore Museum
Region:
West Midlands
Notice Period:
Regular (more than one month's notice)
Type:
Professional
Fee:
Paid: £40.00 + 45p per mile travelling expenses
Category:
Nature
Updated:
4th March 2023

Using items from the museum’s extensive Natural History collection, I will explain everything you have ever wanted to know about taxidermy (but were too afraid to ask!) from the fascinating history of taxidermy to the ‘stuffing’ process to the problems of pest control with Natural History collections.

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About Kirstie Bingham

I am an experienced and knowledgeable speaker who has worked in museums and heritage for all of my professional life. I have been with the John Moore Museum for the last six years. I work extensively with the museum’s natural history collection and create many of the exhibitions for the visiting public. I regularly give talks and tours to adult interest groups and deliver workshops for school groups.

The John Moore Museum: The John Moore Museum is nestled in a row of historic timber-framed buildings close to the Abbey in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

The museum was established in 1980 in memory of the writer and naturalist, John Moore. Today it is also home to an extensive Natural History collection featuring specimens of the mammals and birds native to our countryside, woodlands, wetlands and farmland.

A few doors away is The Merchant’s House, a two storey building which has been beautifully restored and furnished to show the construction of a 15th century shop and dwelling.

The museum has recently renovated the Old Baptist Chapel, originally a late medieval hall house which was later converted for use as a Nonconformist meeting house.


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