1. Collezione Franchini: tutela, conservazione e valorizzazione.
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Tepedino, Ciro and Maramaldo, Rita
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PARASITOLOGICAL research , *ANIMAL diversity , *TRADITIONAL medicine , *ETHNOGRAPHIC analysis , *CONSERVATION & restoration , *SCIENTIFIC knowledge - Abstract
The Colonial Museum founded by Professor Giuseppe Franchini in Modena is a collection of mainly vertebrate and invertebrate finds of zoological and parasitological interest. The museum exhibits are stored either dry or in liquid and include numerous plants used in indigenous medicine and some objects of ethnographic interest. Continuous removals and different managements have contributed to some deterioration in the preservation of this collection. This article summarizes all the major restoration and conservation interventions, which have been carried out since the acquisition of the collection by the Museum of the Department of Animal Biology. The numerous problems of conservation of the finds are described, as are the results of restorations. Future projects are outlined ensuring that the Collection can carry on disseminating scientific knowledge and continue to be a historical testimony of Colonial Medicine in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021