Carol Davies of Kendal Museum with a lady's slipper orchid collected in 1882
THOUSANDS of items at Kendal Museum that are too fragile to exhibit will now go on display to the public digitally, thanks to a huge funding boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The museum has been awarded £53,400 for the digitisation of two of its most important collections, geology and herbarium which will be preserved digitally for future generations.
The two year project, starting in October is being led by digital imaging consultant Tony Riley and curator manager Carol Davies.
She said many exhibits were too fragile to handle. “Digitisation will enable people to access this wonderful material and, hopefully, increase their understanding of what we do here.”
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