The IWGSC has been following a series of funding challenges for state and private scientific collections in the USA, and here is the next one – The Illinois State Museum in Springfield, which has significant natural history collections, especially in anthropology, will be closed per a decision by the Governor at the end of September despite a recommendation by a bipartisan commission to keep it open.
Illinois State Museum to Close by End of September
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