Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium will rehouse its entomology collection of approximately 240,000 specimens into new archival storage cabinets. In partnership with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, the museum staff will work with volunteers to temporarily move collections, replace existing cabinetry, and rehouse the specimens, which include moths and butterflies from around the world. Additionally, museum staff will develop an exhibit highlighting environmental conservation in relationship to the specimens. As a result of the project, specimens will be preserved, and researchers and museum staff will be able to more easily access specimens for the purposes of scientific study and exhibition.