COLLECTIONS & RESEARCH The core asset of any museum is its collection. We derive our identity and products — education programs and exhibits — from our artifacts. In 2015 num’s collections and curatorial departments continued their excellence in collections management and research, with achievements like adding 658 new artifacts to the collections, facilitating tours of dsrv Mystic, and supporting a cnn research and filming project. The collections department also doubled in size with the addition of a second Collections Manager! SIGNIFICANT ACQUISITIONS In 2015, we accessioned 658 new items into the collection. Notable acquisition included the launching plaques of dsrvs Mystic and Avalon (the equivalent to a ship’s bell), the Anthony Dunn collection of Trieste 11 (dsv-1) material, a one-ofa-kind dsrv Mystic qualification book, and a rare collection of oceanography films. 658 NEW ITEMS MORE THAN 40,000 ITEMS IN THE ARTIFACT COLLECTION ADDED TO THE COLLECTION IN 2015 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 131ANSWERED NAVAL UNDERSEA MUSEUM 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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