Disclaimer regarding collection items from colonial contexts in the data repositories of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

Colonial collections in natural history museums – just like collections in other museums – are sensitive due to the contexts in which they were acquired. The text discusses the disclaimer used in MfN data portals and how to improve it.

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Museum für Naturkunde Berlin - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung
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2026-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.7479/73t9-p054/en
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Species Distribution and Climate Change
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Disclaimer regarding collection items from colonial contexts in the data repositories of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

Katja Kaiser
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung
Species Distribution and Climate Change
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Disclaimer regarding collection items from colonial contexts in the data repositories of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

Katja Kaiser
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Colonial collections in natural history museums – just like collections in other museums – are sensitive due to the contexts in which they were acquired. The text discusses the disclaimer used in MfN data portals and how to improve it.

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung
Museum für Naturkunde (DE)
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Species Distribution and Climate Change
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Disclaimer regarding collection items from colonial contexts in the data repositories of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin — Katja Kaiser · Museum für Naturkunde Berlin - Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS