National Museum wraps 7th annual children’s taxidermy camp

Students who participated in the Guyana National Museum’s Taxidermy camp (GINA photo)

Forty-six children, between the ages of eight and 14 years, were yesterday awarded certificates after completing the seventh annual Guyana National Museum Children’s Taxidermy summer camp.

The programme, which was held in into two phases from July 15 to 26 and July 29 to August 8, sought to enlighten and educate students about Guyana’s museum wildlife and to establish awareness on environmental issues, museum heritage and archival records, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported yesterday.

The students were also able to create and make simple museum exhibits and learn about