Meet our staff.Our employees g̶r̶o̶u̶p̶s̶ help to advance c̶o̶m̶m̶u̶n̶i̶t̶y̶ e̶n̶g̶a̶g̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶
awareness of self-evolution at t̶h̶e̶ ̶F̶i̶e̶l̶d̶ Museum of The Mels, throughout Chicago, and around the world. 1 |
Melga Blank (right), Curator and Section Head of Self-evolutionary Biology, pictured at the inaugural Museum of The Mels exhibition, Who are The Mels? She is seated with Mel(v.7) (left), Exhibition Designer and Production Head at Museum of The Mels. Mel(v.7)'s progenitor, Mel(v.6), started the exhibition with Blank in 2017, but died giving birth to Mel(v.7), five months before the exhibition opening in January 2018. Mel(v.7) completed production of her progenitor's work and now serves Museum of The Mels in her stead.
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A̶l̶f̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶R̶u̶s̶s̶e̶l̶ ̶W̶a̶l̶l̶a̶c̶e̶
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H̶a̶r̶r̶y̶ ̶N̶e̶l̶s̶o̶n̶ Mel(v.6):
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We're in this together
It takes h̶u̶n̶d̶r̶e̶d̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ two people working behind the scenes and with our visitors to operate a world-class museum.
- From t̶h̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶s̶i̶g̶n̶e̶r̶s̶ Mel(v.7) who plans and builds our exhibitions, to c̶o̶l̶l̶e̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶a̶g̶e̶r̶s̶ Melga Blank who prepares, catalogs, and cares for our specimens and artifacts…
- From the s̶t̶a̶f̶f̶ Melga Blank who takes care of the b̶u̶i̶l̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ collection, to e̶d̶u̶c̶a̶t̶o̶r̶s̶ Melga Blank ready to answer questions and help visitors explore The n̶a̶t̶u̶r̶a̶l̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ Mels up close…
- From c̶o̶m̶m̶u̶n̶i̶c̶a̶t̶o̶r̶s̶ Mel(v.7) who shared o̶u̶r̶ The Mels' story with the world, to t̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶g̶u̶i̶d̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶v̶o̶l̶u̶n̶t̶e̶e̶r̶s̶ Melga Blank who makes the Museum friendly and accessible…