Natural History Dioramas

Natural History Dioramas

Sue Dale Tunnicliffe Annette Scheersoi Editors Natural History Dioramas History, Construction and Educational Role 1 3

Editors Sue Dale Tunnicliffe University of London London United Kingdom Annette Scheersoi University of Bonn Bonn Germany ISBN 978-94-017-9495-4 ISBN 978-94-017-9496-1(eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9496-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014954826 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents 1 Introduction... 1 Sue Dale Tunnicliffe and Annette Scheersoi Part I History and Features of Natural History Dioramas 2 History of Dioramas... 7 Claudia Kamcke and Rainer Hutterer 3 Habitat Dioramas as Historical Documents: A Case Study... 23 Rainer Hutterer 4 A Window on the World Wildlife Dioramas... 33 Pat Morris 5 Dioramas as Constructs of Reality: Art, Photography, and the Discursive Space... 39 Geraldine Howie 6 James Perry Wilson: Shifting Paradigms of Natural History Diorama Background Painting... 67 Michael Anderson Part II Resurrection and Modern Dioramas 7 Dioramas in Natural History Museum Tools for Nature Conservation... 81 John J. Borg v

vi Contents 8 Using Technology to Deepen and Extend Visitors Interactions with Dioramas... 87 Mark Loveland, Barbara C. Buckley and Edys S. Quellmalz 9 Displaying Eco-Scenes with Techniques of Diorama Representation... 105 Ximin Kang 10 Conservative Restoration and Reconstruction of Historical Natural History Dioramas... 115 Mareike Munsch, Hartmut Schmiese, Aleksandra Angelov, Gunnar Riedel and Jörn Köhler Part III Learning at Dioramas 11 Dioramas as Important Tools in Biological Education... 133 Sue Dale Tunnicliffe and Annette Scheersoi 12 Catching the Visitor s Interest... 145 Annette Scheersoi 13 Naming and Narratives at Natural History Dioramas... 161 Sue Dale Tunnicliffe 14 The Evolution of the Narrative at Natural History Dioramas... 187 Alix Cotumaccio 15 Imaginary Places: Museum Visitor Perceptions of Habitat Dioramas... 195 Phaedra Livingstone 16 Habitat Dioramas and Sense of Place: Factors Linked to Visitors Feelings About the Natural Places Portrayed in Dioramas... 209 Cecilia Garibay and Eric Gyllenhaal 17 Relics of the Past + People of the Past = Innovation for the Future: Denver Museum of Nature & Science s Enactor Program... 227 Kate Tinworth 18 Storytelling and Performance in Diorama Galleries... 243 Keith Dunmall 19 The Diorama as a Means for Biodiversity Education... 251 Martha Marandino, Marianne Achiam and Adriano Dias de Oliveira

Contents vii 20 Interpreting Through Drawings... 267 Edward Mifsud Part IV Conclusion 21 The Cultural History and Learning Affordances of Natural History Dioramas... 279 Michael J. Reiss

Contributors Marianne Achiam Michael Anderson Aleksandra Angelov University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Yale, US Objekt-Gestaltung, Mönchengladbach, Germany John J. Borg National Museum of Natural History, Mdina, Malta Barbara C. Buckley WestEd, San Franciso, US Alix Cotumaccio American Museum of Natural History, New York, US Keith Dunmall Powell Cotton Museum, Quex Park, Birchington on Sea, UK Cecilia Garibay Garibay Group, Chicago, USA Eric Gyllenhaal Museum educator, freelance researcher and evaluator, Chicago, USA Geraldine Howie Gloucestershire, UK Rainer Hutterer Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany Jörn Köhler Abteilung Zoologie, Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany Claudia Kamcke Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany Ximin Kang Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Zhejiang, China Phaedra Livingstone University of Oregon, Oregon, US Mark Loveland WestEd, San Franciso, US ix

x Contributors Martha Marandino University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Edward Mifsud University of Malta Junior College, Malta, MT EU Pat Morris West Mains, Ascot, London Road, UK Mareike Munsch Abteilung Zoologie, Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany Adriano Dias de Oliveira Museum of Microbiology Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil Edys S. Quellmalz WestEd, San Franciso, US Michael J. Reiss Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK Gunnar Riedel Abteilung Zoologie, Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany Annette Scheersoi University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany Hartmut Schmiese Objekt-Gestaltung, Mönchengladbach, Germany Kate Tinworth ExposeYourMuseum, Durham, North Carolina, USA Sue Dale Tunnicliffe Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK