I am nurturing a new idea of an insect-education exhibition. The first exhibition I worked on was at the American Museum of Natural History, as David Grimaldi’s assistant for “Amber: Window to the Past.” The last exhibition I worked on as with Steve Goddard/Spencer Museum of Art and our students, “39 Trails: Research in the Peruvian Amazon”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Yr-z56rS8. We had all traveled to Amazon Peru (flight to Lima, then to Pt. Maldonado, then 6 hours by boat to the Los Amigos Biological Station) for two weeks of insect inventory and research. It is a big task developing, building and exhibiting an exhibition, even it seems small. However, it is so worth it to bring new audiences to one’s work and interests. The interaction with other exhibition participants and all the craft and museum folks behind the scenes is rewarding too, building a fan club for one’s interests and ideas. I am discussing various ideas for a new Peru-related insect exhibition so stay tuned.
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