2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Producing a hands-on exhibit specimen of a whole skeleton

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21601016
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	博物館学
Research Institution	TOYAMA SCIENCE MUSEUM
Principal Investigator	NANBU Hisao 富山市科学博物館, 館長 (20373483)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	YAMADA Tadasu 国立科学博物館, 動物研究部, グループ長 (70125681) FUJITA Masato 富山市科学博物館, 主査学芸員 (60443412)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	鯨 / ハンズオン / 博物館
Research Abstract	A hands-on exhibit specimen was made using a whole skeleton of Stejeneger's beaked whale, 4.9m in body length. The purposes of the study were to create a pleasure of the experience, a touch-and-feel recognition of the skeleton, appreciation of the size of the whale and understanding the texture of the whale bones. These purposes were accomplished, judged by the answers given to the questionnaire for the visitors, who joined the events of this hands-on exhibit. A hands-on exhibit specimen was made using a whole skeleton of Stejeneger's beaked whale, 4.9m in body length. The purposes of the study were to create a pleasure of the experience, a touch-and-feel recognition of the skeleton, appreciation of the size of the whale and understanding the texture of the whale bones. These purposes were accomplished, judged by the answers given to the questionnaire for the visitors, who joined the events of this hands-on exhibit.

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