Resource category: Collections

South West Museum Development Programme

Collections: SWANS How-To Videos – Special collections: Entomology – Pinning Larger Body Parts With Paper Strips

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery's Natural Sciences Curator Rhian Rowson explains how to pin larger insect body parts with paper strips.

Collections: SWANS How-To Videos – Special collections: Entomology – Pinning Loose Insects With Crossed Pins

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery's Natural Sciences Curator Rhian Rowson explains how to pin loose insects with crossed pins.

Collections: SWANS How-To Videos – Special collections: Entomology – Pinning Larger Body Parts in a Polyester Envelope

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery's Natural Sciences Curator Rhian Rowson explains how to pin larger insect body parts in a Polyester envelope.

Collections: SWANS How-To Videos – Special collections: Entomology – Putting a Loose Body Part in a Gelatin Capsule

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery's Natural Sciences Curator Rhian Rowson explains how to put loose insect body parts in a gelatin capsule.

Collections: SWANS How-To Videos – Special collections: Entomology – Righting a Fallen Insect

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery's Natural Sciences Curator Rhian Rowson explains how to right and reposition an insect.

Collections: Death-Watch Beetle treatment

Our guide to identifying and treating Death-Watch Beetles in your collection or museum building

Collections: Spiders in your collection

Our guide for identifying and dealing with spiders in your collection

Collections: Cluster fly treatment

Our guide to identifying and treating cluster flies in your collection or store

Collections: Webbing clothes moth treatment

Our guide to identifying and treating webbing clothes moths in your collection

Collections: Care and conservation plan template

Our template will help you devise your own Care and conservation plan for your museum