National Poo Museum facts for kids
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A 'poo tree' at Sandown Zoo
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| Established | 25 March 2016 |
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| Location | Mobile, to be Sandown Barrack Battery, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom |
| Founder | Daniel Roberts, Nigel George, Dave Badman |
The National Poo Museum is a unique museum located on the Isle of Wight in southern England. It is all about collecting, keeping, and showing different kinds of poo. The museum first opened its doors on March 25, 2016. It started as a museum that could move around, but now it has a permanent home at Sandown Barrack Battery.
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What is the National Poo Museum?
The National Poo Museum aims to teach people about poo in a fun and interesting way. They want to make it less awkward to talk about. The museum hopes to do this by getting donations of poo from famous people! They also want to teach everyone about important topics like keeping public spaces clean from dog mess and making sure we have good sanitation, which means keeping things clean to prevent diseases.
How is Poo Displayed?
At the museum, the poo is shown inside clear balls made of a material called polyester resin. This means you can look at it closely and even hold it. To prepare the poo, it first needs to dry, which can take up to two weeks. After that, it is put into the resin and placed in a special machine called a vacuum chamber. This machine removes any tiny air bubbles, making the display perfectly clear.
Who Started the Museum?
The museum was created by a group of creative people called Eccleston George. They are based on the Isle of Wight and work together on many different projects.
Exploring Poo at the Zoo
The very first public show by the National Poo Museum was called "Poo at the Zoo." It opened on March 25, 2016, at the Isle of Wight Zoo. This exhibition featured 20 different types of animal poo.
What Kind of Poo Was There?
The exhibition showed many interesting examples of animal droppings. These included:
- Poo from a tiny Lesser Madagascan Tenrec.
- Droppings from a Tawny owl.
- Poo from a mighty Lion.
- Small pellets from a Meerkat.
- Large cow pats.
- Poo from a Fox.
- Even a human baby's poo.
- A very old piece of poo, 38 million years old!
- A coprolite, which is fossilized poo, from 140 million years ago.
- A piece of poo that had teeth and bones inside it.
- A funny piece of poo that looked just like a cereal bar.
- A child's shoe that a cat had marked by pooing in it.
The poo for the exhibition came from animals living at the zoo. Some was collected from other places, and some was even donated by the Dinosaur Isle museum.
The Museum's Permanent Home: Sandown Barrack Battery
The National Poo Museum is now making its permanent home at Sandown Barrack Battery. This is an old fort from the 1800s, built on the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight.
Building the New Museum
The museum is working to turn two old buildings at the fort into exhibition spaces. They also plan to build a cafe there. This project is being helped by £15,000 from the local government. An additional £2,500 was raised through a crowdfunding campaign, where many people donated small amounts of money to help the museum.
Images for kids
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Faeces undergoing the drying process
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Lion poo in a resin sphere outside Sandown Library
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The surface of the faeces has to be frozen before being collected, so that it does not lose its shape
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Lion poo (right) and human poo (left) at Sandown Library
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Fox poo in a resin sphere
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Unique cube-shaped wombat poo awaiting processing and preservation
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Red panda poo awaiting processing and preservation
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