Displaying the Undisplayable

Not all collections lend themselves to public display. The reasons for this are numerous and include lack of gallery space, conservation considerations or simply that the specimens themselves are visually unappealing. Whilst some objects and specimens have been collected with display in mind e.g. paintings, sculptures, stuffed animals etc., many museum specimens were never intended for display. With gallery display ruled out, what are the most effective ways of engaging the public with undisplayable collections? This presentation explores some wierd, wonderful and rather odd ways of interpreting natural history collections.