Anyway, for many years I operated a zoological museum on a university campus that had a similar mission to OSU’s, mostly a research and teaching museum with few public exhibits. Almost everyday on that job someone would come in and see the collections and exclaim: “You need to put these out on exhibit where people can see them!” We lobbied the administration constantly to try to get funding for a small exhibit museum but with no luck. We did however build many small display cases on campus, filled with specimens, and also loaned specimens to the local nature center. We did what we could, and would roll our eyes when we heard the dreaded “You need to put these out on exhibit…” statement. So back to my visit Saturday, when I saw the overwhelming response by the public the OSU open house, I blurted out to the curator “You need to put these out on exhibit!” But it always comes down to the lack of money to hire staff and to create engaging exhibits. Even large universities seem to have the same financial limitations that our smaller campus had.