Monitoring exposure! The latest announcement from the museum of ancient biological specimens with broken "ribs"
August 28th
A surveillance video spreading on the internet
Raise attention
In a museum in Sichuan
A man broke the exhibition specimen
The video shows a person wearing white short sleeves
A man carrying a black crossbody bag
Standing in front of a large specimen to visit
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Keep touching the specimen with your hands
Afterwards, he faced a person next to him
A woman wearing a long skirt
Make a folding motion with the right hand
A long strip like object on the specimen was broken off
In another video
Suspected staff using glue
Stick the broken part back together
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Museum: Maintenance costs of tens of thousands, reported to the police
According to media reports, the incident occurred at a Life Mystery Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan. A staff member of the museum revealed that the specimen was an ancient tuna skeleton specimen, with two ribs broken.
She revealed that after the incident, they had already reported to the police station for handling and provided in building surveillance, and are waiting for the investigation results. "I hope the public can observe the exhibition in a civilized manner and take good care of the exhibition hall during the visit."
The director of the museum, Li Jun, stated that the damaged tuna has a white steel base that serves as a support and is integrated with it. The total weight is over 200 kilograms, and this large specimen needs to be transported to the Dalian headquarters in a protective layer by layer. Experts are requested to repair it using German technology at the headquarters. So the transportation cost, professional material cost, and expert repair labor cost will cost tens of thousands of yuan.
At the same time, the director stated that inspections will be strengthened in the future, and the museum will not cover the specimens due to human factors, which will affect the audience's immersive viewing experience at close range.
Netizens question: Why not cover it up?
The latest article from the museum
It is understood that in order to allow tourists to observe the specimens up close and intuitively, the specimens in the museum are all open exhibition displays, with special reminder signs reminding tourists not to touch the specimens casually. In addition, the museum has set up a specimen touch experience area, but even so, the specimens will be broken or damaged by tourists every three to five times.
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"A damaged tuna specimen costs tens of thousands to repair a fish bone? How could it be so expensive?" "Since it's so fragile, why don't museums cover it with a glass cover?" For a while, netizens were discussing this matter.
The reporter noticed that on the evening of August 31st, the museum released a letter to tourists:
The museum stated in the letter:
The open exhibition has also become the soil for uncivilized behavior. The arm of the kangaroo baby in Dalian Pavilion was broken, the muscles of the camel in Shenyang Pavilion were torn, and the feathers of the ostrich in Zhouzhuang Pavilion were pulled out We understand that you want to gain a deeper understanding of the mysteries of life, so the museum has set up a touch experience area to allow you to truly experience the power of life.
We hereby call on everyone to become civilized visitors, whether it is specimens, cultural relics, flowers or trees, please cherish all exhibits that bring you joy and beauty. Let's work together to create a civilized and harmonious tourism environment. Our museum will also continuously improve the quality of service and provide you with a better exhibition experience.