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Project Collaborator

Lauren Conroy

Researcher, Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy University of Chicago

Biography

Featured Project

NigerHeritage: Research, Development, and Planning for Novel Museum, Cultural Center, and Field Station

2018 – 2020

Projects

NigerHeritage: Novel Solutions for Ancient and Historical Heritage

NigerHeritage: Novel Solutions for Ancient and Historical Heritage

An international group of scientists, social scientists, architects, and planners developed proposals for the design and function of three sites in Niger—a museum, a cultural center for nomadic peoples, and a fossil field site.
The NigerHeritage project involved rethinking the design and function of two cultural facilities and one paleontological site—a museum, a cultural center for nomadic peoples, and a fossil field site—for preservation of Niger’s paleontological, archaeological, and cultural heritage. Research, ...