Collecting and Managing the Storage of Fossil Specimens in Public Museums

Abstract

 The basic requirements of a museum are staff (curators), materials (specimens), and buildings. When it opens, a museum's activities are affected by the numbers of curators, museum materials, building area, and storage facilities. Research activities involving museum materials are based on training in specialized fields and compliance with related laws and regulations. To obtain certification as a curator to work immediately, students are required to complete courses in the natural sciences and humanities. In order to make it mandatory for natural history materials, including fossil specimens, held in museums and universities to be stored and managed continuously, it is necessary to create additional provisions in the Cultural Properties Protection Act.