Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Come travel through time with Head Librarian and Archivist Rebekah Kim and Research Collections Registrar Lindsay Hazen on the development of natural history dioramas and their legacy. Focusing on the Academy’s African Hall, learn the how and why of displaying animal mounts for education and reexamine how this current display reflects the prerogative and ethics of collecting.
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Come travel through time with Head Librarian and Archivist Rebekah Kim and Research Collections Registrar Lindsay Hazen on the development of natural history dioramas and their legacy. Focusing on the Academy’s African Hall, learn the how and why of displaying animal mounts for education and reexamine how this current display reflects the prerogative and ethics of collecting.
__________
*How to Participate in Q&A on YouTube*
Set up your account in three easy steps and start chatting during YouTube livestreams! If you already have a Google account (Gmail, etc.), skip to Step 2.
Step 1: Set up YouTube Account: https://support.google.com/youtube/an...
On a computer:
1. Go to YouTube.
2. In the top right, click 'Sign in'.
3. Click 'Create Account'.
4. Choose 'For myself'.
On a mobile device:
Open the YouTube app.
1. In the top right, tap the profile picture icon.
2. Tap 'Sign in'.
3. Tap 'Add account (+)'.
Step 2: Create YouTube channel (allows you to comment during livestreams): https://support.google.com/youtube/an...
1. Sign in to YouTube on a computer or the mobile site.
2. Click your profile picture, then select 'Create a channel'.
3. You’ll be asked to create a channel. (Note: In this case, “channel” only refers to your public-facing YouTube username. Member talks on YouTube are only shared with Academy members.)
4. Check the details and confirm to create your channel.
Step 3: Chat during livestreams!
Now that your channel is set-up, you can ask questions and post in the live chat:
1. Click into chat box where it says “Say Something” and begin entering text.
2. Click Send .
