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8:00 pm
$5

Taxidermy: From Collecting to Making, An Illustrated lecture by Robert Marbury, author of “Taxidermy Art: A Rogue’s Guide to the Work, the Culture, and How to Do It Yourself”

October 6 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Taxidermy study has not been as easily available since the mid Victorian Era, when collections flourished and craftsmen learned to preserve animals to fill a huge demand. Today, in the Digital Age, the desire to acquire what Walter Benjamin called “the aura of one” and the return to handwork have encouraged people, who once were collectors, to start making their own collections. Find out more »
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