The
Rockefeller Beetles
Rockefeller Beetles
Opens
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Saturday, October 20, 2018
at Harvard Museum of Natural History
“The collection is superb, worldwide, and the biggest collection ever
donated to Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology as far as we
know,” said the MCZ’s entomology curator Brian D. Farrell.
donated to Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology as far as we
know,” said the MCZ’s entomology curator Brian D. Farrell.
Over the span of 90 years, banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller
collected beetles from around the world, eventually building a personal
collection of more than 150,000 specimens. In 2017, his longstanding support
for the entomology department of the Harvard University Museum of Comparative
Zoology culminated in a gift to the museum of this extraordinary collection.
collected beetles from around the world, eventually building a personal
collection of more than 150,000 specimens. In 2017, his longstanding support
for the entomology department of the Harvard University Museum of Comparative
Zoology culminated in a gift to the museum of this extraordinary collection.
The Harvard Museum of Natural History celebrates this monumental gift
with The Rockefeller Beetles – a new exhibit that features hundreds of
specimens from this exceptional collection and that recounts the story of a man
whose childhood pursuit grew into a lifelong passion.
with The Rockefeller Beetles – a new exhibit that features hundreds of
specimens from this exceptional collection and that recounts the story of a man
whose childhood pursuit grew into a lifelong passion.
“The collection is especially important for the rare and nearly
impossible-to-obtain Amazonian specimens,” said Farrell. “It has specimens of
literally hundreds of rare species, otherwise known only from a few specimens
in other museums worldwide.”
impossible-to-obtain Amazonian specimens,” said Farrell. “It has specimens of
literally hundreds of rare species, otherwise known only from a few specimens
in other museums worldwide.”
The Rockefeller Beetles opens Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Harvard Museum of Natural
History and will be ongoing.
History and will be ongoing.
See the related 2017 free public lecture by Brian D. Farrell with an
introduction by Harvard Professor Emeritus Edward O. Wilson.
introduction by Harvard Professor Emeritus Edward O. Wilson.
SOURCE: Harvard Museum.
ΛΕΞΕΙΣ-ΚΛΕΙΔΙΑ: σκαθάρι, Ροκφελερ, Χαρβαντ, Ροκφελλερ, Beetle
