Science Cafe: Collected Curiosities

Museum collections are like Polaroids of the diversity of life and material on Earth – snapshots of species in time and space. The NC Museum of Natural Sciences maintains and studies more than 4 million specimens covering 140 years of collecting. Most of the collection hides out of sight of visitors for use by scientists. Prepare to be amazed by the stories and see some of the unique and wonderful things for this special “show-and-tell.”