Historic objects damaged at Ireland’s National Museum included a bookcase thought to belong to Charles Stewart Parnell, a frog tha...

Historic objects damaged at Ireland’s National Museum included a bookcase thought to belong to Charles Stewart Parnell, a frog that got dried out, and a candelabra that lost its star. A log of mishaps of cultural items also details how the skin of a basking shark at the Natural History Museum was starting to split and ended up being fitted with a ‘nappy’ to avoid further damage. A spokesperson for the NMI said: “The care of the collection is governed by a number of policies including collection care, collection management and security policies and procedures. “These are reviewed regularly and fulfilled daily through the regular duties and operations of the staff at the National Museum.” https://lnkd.in/gyjeba5y