Scientific collections on the move. Provincial museums, archives, and collecting practices (1800–1950).

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The discussion of transatlantic science collecting practices and scientific exchanges is at the core of this blog. It aims to share new knowledge and discoveries on how historical knowledge is constructed and reproduced in museum collections.
The EU-funded project Scientific Collections on the Move: Provincial Museums, Archives, and Collecting Practices (1850–1950) offers a less hierarchical and more entangled history of palaeontological, anthropological, botanical, and applied sciences collections in Europe and Latin America and tackles the issue of museum objects provenance.
This blog is destined for scholars, museum professionals, teachers, students, and science amateurs and strives to forge a new vision of museum collections as living networks of knowledge exchange and circulation.
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- Two photographic albums from Argentina at the Lombroso Museum Archive.By Cristina Cilli During my research in Argentina for the SciCoMove project, I was able to explore several locations in Buenos Aires and its province, depicted in two albums preserved in … Continue reading Two photographic albums from Argentina at the Lombroso Museum Archive.
- SciCoMove’s final event is just around the corner!February 10 to 12, 2025
- SciCoMove final conference – Le Mans university, Le Mans, France – February 10-12, 2025.Programme
- The difficulties of taxonomic attribution at the end of 19th Century: Saxifraga hervieri as a case studyBy Neus Nualart, Museu Ciències Naturals Barcelona (Institut Botànic de Barcelona) In our paper on Pourret’s names based on Salvador’s herbarium (Gavioli et al., 2024), we discussed the challenges of naming … Continue reading The difficulties of taxonomic attribution at the end of 19th Century: Saxifraga hervieri as a case study
- L’archéologue et le marchandDeux objets mexicains pris dans le débat sur la trépanation préhistorique. Par Séverine Georgin De la rondelle… À la fin des années 1860, Barthélémy Prunières (1828-1893), médecin et archéologue amateur affilié … Continue reading L’archéologue et le marchand
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