Fresh Ink: How Tattooing + Community Solved a Decades-Old Collections Problem

Have you ever been faced with what seems to be an impossible task, and then found a solution? For years, no adequate way had been discovered to label the silicon rubber molds made for replicating Museum fossils. Until DMNS staff member Sierra Swenson realized the solution may be hidden right up her sleeve.

Join Sierra to learn more about how DMNS staff, with help from professional tattoo artists, pioneered a brand-new method of labeling molds using tattoo equipment! In addition to teaching you about this innovative methodology, this talk will also highlight the benefits of diversity and collaboration in academic institutions.

You may also like the following events from Denver Museum of Nature & Science:

• Next Saturday, 15th November, 08:00 am, Morning Yoga Series in Denver
• This month, 18th November, 07:00 pm, A Deep Dive: Ocean Paradise and Palmyra Atoll in Denver
• This month, 20th November, 07:00 pm, High-Octane Lecture – Elephants! With Maura Davis, Curator of Large Mammals, Denver Zoo Conservation in Denver