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The Importance of Museum Collections

Museum Collections

  • San Bernardino County Museum has over 2 million object which includes anthropology, biology, geology, history, and paleontology.
  • San Bernardino County Museum collection space includes 40,000 square feet on site, and 25,000 square feet off-site.

  • San Bernardino County Museum has six historic structures
    (1850-1890) at various locations in the County, and also seven natural or cultural resources sites which are environments that are interpreted as natural landscapes.

  • San Bernardino County Museum is a Federal, State, and County repository for artifacts, specimens, and objects located on these jurisdictional lands.

  • San Bernardino County Museum is a public trust museum.

 
Introduction
Introduction - Part II
Bone Collections
Historic Fire Bucket
Pottery
Fossil Skull
Bird Eggs
Historic Garment
Rocks and Minerals
Mammal Collections
Live Mount Collections
Historic Buildings
Provenance Information
The Use of Museum Collections
The Importance of Museum Collections
Environmental Monitoring
Protective Cabinets
Museum Collections
The Use of Museum Collections
Museum Collections are Libraries of Information
Collections Teach Us
The Importance of Museum Collections
Mission Statement
Museum Collections
The Importance of Museum Collections

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