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and displays would eliminate the "bone bank" at
Mead, Tanner said. The bone bank is part of the
vertebrate paleantology collection housed at the
University Field Lab at Mead.
Gunderson said when geology classes are
moved from Morrill Hall, more space will be open
for exhibits. No date has been set for moving the
classes.
Gunderson estimated over 250,000 visitors
toured the Morrill Hall last year.
Most of the museum's collection is rare, Gun
derson said, but added that theft and damage of
exhibits is "not as much of a problem as might be
expected.'
The research and collections of the museum are
not open to the public, Tanner said. He explained
that many of the specimens are "one of a kind"
and said the museum is obligated to protect these
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for others who want to study them. -
Scientists, professors, graduate students sad
students working on special projects which re
quire use of the collection may obtain permission
to use the collection, Tanner said.
Scientists from across the globe have come to
the museum to study the collections, Tanner said.
He added the museum is fortunate to be located
in a state which has several florae and funae of
scientific value.
New exhibits are constantly being planned,
Gunderson said. He plans to build a health gallery
in the museum with displays describing preventive
medicine and environmental adaptation, he said.
x The gallery will be built from private donations
received by the University of Nebraska Founda
tion, he said. He estimated the cost of the gallery
at $100,000.
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