April 3rd
First First Friday of the Season
Open until 6pm
April 4th @ 6:30pm
Dissection Lecture & Demo
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April 9th
Website Maintenance
April 25th
Mother's Day Website Drop
Reschedule March 21st Class to April 25th
Tarantula Pinning Class
May 9th
Tiny Butterfly Terrarium DIY Workshop
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May 21st
Night Shift @ the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Studio Sprint: From Bugs to Bones :: 5-9 pm | Classrooms 6
Pay homage to the early insect and botanical studies from Alphonse Mucha and draw butterflies and other specimens while also exploring the unique process of insect pinning & skeletal articulation.
Proper dissection techniques are so important to the success of any project! Join us for a discussion and live demo about the different techniques of dissection that are crucial for your specific projects; Whether you are preparing for different preservation methods, such as wet preservation and diaphonization, or preparing for different types of skeletal articulation methods, this lecture and Q&A will set you forward for your future projects. We will show specific preparations methods alongside a live dissection walking through essential details and steps to get the best results for your future project.
Guest speaker, Guus Wellesen of Arctic Skeletons, is a staff engineer at the medical faculty at the NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, responsible for the anatomical collection consisting of both human and zoological specimens. With extensive experience from working for different museums and collections, Guus is an award winning skeletal articulator, winning World Taxidermy Championships (2011 & 2024) and is professionally trained in techniques of plastination, corrosion casting, and diaphonization.
Bring your questions and be ready for a nerdy night of dissection!
April 4th @ 6:30pm
(2 hour lecture) *visual trigger warning
Craft night?! Sign us up - lets get together and create tiny little butterfly terrarium - Perfect gift for Mother’s Day!
More info to come
May 9th @ 6:30pm
6 seats available