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GBGB Collections

Avian Collection
In the 1930’s hundreds of stuffed birds were taken from the Wesleyan Museum in Judd Hall and crammed helter-skelter into glass faced cabinets in the second floor hallway of Shanklin. In 2017, a project wasContinue readingAvian Collection
Butterfly Collection
A Big Box of Butterflies.. High on top of big, army green metal cabinets, stacked 3 high in a store room on the 3rd floor of Exley, sat a large cardboard box. Chances are veryContinue readingButterfly Collection
Stuff in Jars
Hidden away in a strange space behind 107 Shanklin lecture hall, multiple generations of forgotten equipment, books and teaching materials have been moldering for decades. At the very back there is a huge wooden cabinet,Continue readingStuff in Jars
Osteology Collection
The GBGBC is a historical collection with some objects dating back to before Wesleyan University was founded. These bones were displayed in the original Wesleyan Natural History Museum in Judd hall until 1957 when theContinue readingOsteology Collection
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