{"id":71922,"date":"2023-03-20T10:58:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=71922"},"modified":"2023-03-20T10:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:58:26","slug":"sternberg-museum-offers-a-look-inside-with-x-ray-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=71922","title":{"rendered":"Sternberg Museum offers “A Look Inside” with X-Ray exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY RAEGAN NEUFELD
PHOTOS BY NICK McCOY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sternberg Museum of Natural History utilized its zoological collections and area medical technology to produce \u201cA Look Inside,\u201d an exhibit currently on display featuring X-ray images of various specimens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to museum director Reese Barrick, the exhibit was the brainchild of the late Curtis Schmidt who was the zoological collections manager from 2011 to 2022. Schmidt worked together with Rob Graham, a radiologic technologist, and Gregory Walters, the museum\u2019s exhibits director, to capture the X-ray images and what information would go along with each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is kind of like [Schmidt\u2019s] legacy now,\u201d Barrick said. \u201cA cool thing that he basically created.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some images are of whole specimens, such as reptiles and amphibians, stored in ethanol-filled jars, while others show the skeletons of similar animals or the skulls of birds and mammals. Some of the jarred specimens, skeletons and skulls are on display so patrons can compare them with the images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a really fun way to get to see the secrets of things you can find out in nature, out in the Great Plains,\u201d Barrick said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrick also mentioned patrons rarely get to see a majority of the specimens on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of these things you don\u2019t get to see because they\u2019re on exhibit all the time. . . this allows you to take a look inside our collections and get an idea of the different cool things we can learn about,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A majority of the specimens come from Kansas, but some come from Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado. A few are even exotic, coming from other countries and had previously been at a zoo. For example, one X-ray shows the skull of a South American tapir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA Look Inside\u201d is one of two current exhibits on display produced by the museum that will eventually travel to other places in the state. The other is \u201cGrandeur in this View,\u201d which shows microscopic images of bones and teeth. For \u201cA Look Inside,\u201d Barrick said there is more work to be done before it can be shipped anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re working on trying to create good packing and display cases so we can send the actual specimens,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both exhibits will be on display until May 20. The museum is also working on another traveling exhibit, which will show the state symbols of Kansas, like the sunflower, tiger salamander, box turtle and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey all have a natural history story,\u201d Barrick said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information about current and upcoming exhibits, as well as hours and admissions information, can be found on the museum\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A look at the left wall of the exhibit, showing the various x-rays of the animals and their specimens.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The other side of the exhibit, showcasing more photos, x-rays, as well as artwork that leads to the next part of the museum. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A more straight-on look at some of the x-rays. These include a ram and a snake. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More X-rays line the wall, as well as a showcase of a sheep skull. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A close-up of the skull of a domestic sheep. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A few of the specimens presented, including three types of fish – gar, trout, and sculpin – and a lizard. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Specimens of a white-tailed deer and a spider monkey, along with the skulls of a badger and a porcupine.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More specimens, those of a rattlesnake, rattlesnake egg sacs, musk turtles and a smooth softshell. The skull of a spiny softshell lies in the center.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A few of the specimens and their corresponding x-rays. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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X-rays of the skeleton of a white-tailed deer (left) and the skull of an American badger (right)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The CAT scan (left) and the x-ray (right) of a spider monkey.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From left to right: X-ray of a skeleton of a channel catfish, the lateral and ventral view of a skull of an American beaver, and a CAT scan of a great horned owl\u2019s skull. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Specimens of a bullfrog and a salamander, along with the skeleton of a belted kingfisher, and the skulls of a great horned owl and a sandhill crane.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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