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Thin portable aquarium and take it down to the shore and find your own, then put them back alive? Britt On 9/13/15 12:07 AM, Karen Ackoff wrote: > I doubt very much that the CA Academy of Sciences would loan anything out - same for any museum (for > any number of reasons). However, the student could make arrangements to bring his equipment with him > and photograph specimens at the museum, assuming the museum would agree to this. The museum will > want to know what the images are being used for. A letter from the student’s teacher, with contact > info, would also be helpful (You don’t say how old the student is). > > I photographed specimens in various museums when I was a grad student (as reference for drawings). > Be aware one should make arrangements well in advance. > > The only other thing I can think of is if the CA Academy of Sciences has something like we have in > DC - The Naturalist’s Center, which are collections for use specifically by the public. However, to > my knowledge, they do not loan out specimens. But you can go there and draw, photograph, etc. > > Buying specimens would be expensive. > > K Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv