The Thomas McCulloch Museum is located in the Biology Department at Dalhousie University in Halifax and houses the McCulloch Bird collection. Other exhibits include the Lorenzen's mushrooms, deep sea corals, sea shells, dinosaur fossil, whale vertebrae, beetles, butterflies and live tropical fish. Several times a year we endeavour to bring in outside displays. Anyone interested in contributing to this program or donating specimens or artifacts for permanent display should contact the Curator Amber Peck.
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Collections:
McCulloch Preserved Birds:
Dr. Thomas McCulloch's preserved bird collection is a part of the natural science collection. There are 22 cases of various birds mounted in natural settings known as the Audubon Style. All the birds are native to Nova Scotia.
Display of Common Loons,
Puffins, Murres and Dovekies
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Lorenzen's Mushrooms :
In 1976, Dr. Constance McFarlane, a graduate of the Biology Department arranged for the donation of the ceramic mushrooms, all native to Nova Scotia. The mushrooms were sculptured by Alma and Ernst Lorenzen in Lantz. The mushrooms are exact replicas modelled after specimens found in Nova Scotia. Subsequent purchases have enlarged the collection considerably.
Agaricus silvicola
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Contributions:
Anyone interested in contributing to this program or donating specimens or artifacts for permanent display should contact the Curator
Amber Peck
Biology Department
Dalhousie University
Halifax, N.S.
B3H 4J1
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Museum Hours:
Monday to Friday, except on official holidays, from 8:30 untill 4:30. |
Curator: Amber Peck
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