Catskill Crew: Social Studies — The History of Taxidermy with Brant MacDuff
The Details:
📍 Arnold House — Livingston Manor
📅 Friday, May 8th
🕕 6:00 PM
🎟️ Limited seating — grab your ticket while there's room
The first-ever Catskill Crew: Social Studies event is here — and we're kicking it off in style.
We're being graced by the incredible, brilliant, and inspiring… BRANT MACDUFF for a riveting lecture on the History of Taxidermy.
Take a journey through the quirky and intriguing history of taxidermy, it's stranger, richer, and more entangled with conservation than most people realize.
Over the course of an hour, Brant will walk us through the art, the science, the politics, and the long parade of eccentric weirdos who built this craft into what it is today — and there will be a wild story to go with every slide.
This lecture promises to be both entertaining and informative, shedding light on how taxidermy intertwines history and conservation.
About Brant: Brant MacDuff is a conservation & taxidermy historian who studies and writes about wildlife conservation strategy & economics. He recently launched his book, The Shotgun Conservationist, and just got back from Mongolia — where he was studying how "safari style" economics benefit wildlife and people in the western Altai mountain range. He also (lucky for us) keeps a home here in the Catskills.
30% off your room at Arnold House on May 8th and May 9th using the code: CATSKILLCREW
Come on out for a night of curiosity, conversation, and something a little different. Arrive early and grab a drink. Stick around after, order some dinner, sip something and chat about what we all just learned.
See ya out there.