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Suzanne Hill looks at the history and ethics of taxidermy.

How do butterflies stay intact, years after being hunted? How do dead horses stand upright? And is it possible to transport a whale carcass to keep the bones? 

Suzanne Hill was joined by a panel of experts to talk taxidermy.

Dr Jude Philp, Senior Curator of the Macleay Collections at the University of Sydney 
Sheldon Teare, Natural Sciences Conservator at the Australian Museum 
Dean Smith, taxidermist from National Museum Vic and owner Museum Makers.

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Taxidermy is experiencing a resurgence in interior design and this incredibly old craft can now be learnt using ethically sourced specimens. Museum Makers is run by Ewin Wood and Dean Smith, two of Australia’s leading natural history preparators and they are conducting a workshop using traditional museum techniques over two days on how to create a beautiful bird mount.

Outback magazine

Preparing for the past.

Members of an elite profession, two Preparators in Castlemaine Victoria recreate the long-distant past.