The Spineless Collections

The University of Santo Tomas  is home to the first comprehensive collection of natural history in the country. Fr. Casto de Elera, OP, who was the second director of the UST Natural History Museum, amassed a huge number of specimens during the 19^th Century. The UST Museum currently houses Fr. De Elera’s extensive assemblage estimated to be more than 10,000 specimens of various mineral, botany, and zoology collections. Most of the specimens in the collection have never been opened to any public exhibit since the 1800’s.

 As the first exhibit that will showcase invertebrate specimens that were acquired and catalogued by Fr. de Elera, the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School – Invertebrate Systematics and Evolution Class, in cooperation with the UST Museum and the UST College of Science will be holding an exhibit entitled “The Spineless Collections of Fr. Casto de Elera, OP: Reliving the Past”. This is a natural history exhibit to be held from November 13 to 21, 2014 at the UST Main Building Lobby, España, Manila.

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The University of Santo Tomas Graduate School --- Invertebrate Systematics and Evolution Class, in cooperation with the UST Museum and the UST College of Science is pleased to invite you to “The Spineless Collections of Fr. Casto de Elera OP, Reliving the Past”, a natural history exhibit to be held from November 13 to 21, 2014 at the UST Main Building Lobby, España, Manila.

This is the first exhibit that will showcase invertebrate specimens that were acquired and catalogued by Fr. Casto de Elera, O.P. who was the second director of the UST Natural History Museum.