Study Skin
How are study skins made? Anna Chinn, a collection manager at the museum, demonstrates how to prepare a bird skin. All birds are stored whole in a freezer until they are ready to be made into a study skin by a museum preparator. Here, an Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is placed on a tray with…![Study Skin](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023MG0126026-480x360.jpg)