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Rapport 2009 Muséum D'histoire Naturelle RAPPORT 2009 MUSÉUM D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE ET MUSÉE D’HISTOIRE DES SCIENCES DE LA VILLE DE GENÈVE TABLE DES MATIÈRES L’ANNEE EN BREF.......................................................................................................................7 L’ORGANISATION .......................................................................................................................9 Organisation générale ......................................................................................................................11 Ressources humaines ......................................................................................................................11 Collaborateurs et collaboratrices......................................................................................................12 Membres correspondants ................................................................................................................17 Relations extérieures........................................................................................................................17 Bibliothèques scientifiques et ressources documentaires ................................................................18 Services généraux ............................................................................................................................19 Accueil des stagiaires.......................................................................................................................22 Infrastructures .................................................................................................................................23 Divers...............................................................................................................................................23 LA DIFFUSION DU SAVOIR .........................................................................................................25 Les expositions temporaires ............................................................................................................27 Les nouveautés dans les expositions permanentes………………………………………………...30 Les expositions itinérantes du Muséum…………………………………………………………...30 Les expositions hors les murs……………………………………………………………………...30 Participation à des expositions……………………………………………………………………..31 Les visites guidées et les animations................................................................................................31 Les événements hors les murs .........................................................................................................35 Le cinéma.........................................................................................................................................37 Les réunions des sociétés scientifiques et les conférences...............................................................39 Muséum & Co, l’agenda, les sites Web...........................................................................................42 La Fête du Muséum .........................................................................................................................42 LA SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DU MUSÉUM..........................................................................................45 LES COLLECTIONS ....................................................................................................................49 La gestion des collections ................................................................................................................51 Les nouvelles acquisitions ...............................................................................................................53 Prêts de spécimens des collections...................................................................................................58 Les collaborateurs externes .............................................................................................................59 LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ..................................................................................................61 Les projets de recherche...................................................................................................................63 Les expertises...................................................................................................................................76 La participation aux réunions scientifiques hors les murs ..............................................................77 Les chercheurs et leur rôle dans des sociétés scientifiques..............................................................80 Les chercheurs et leur rôle dans des revues scientifiques nationales ou internationales .................81 L’enseignement universitaire...........................................................................................................83 Les travaux sous l’égide du Muséum ..............................................................................................83 LE CENTRE DE COORDINATION OUEST POUR L’ÉTUDE ET LA PROTECTION DES CHAUVES-SOURIS (CCO)...................................................................................................87 55 LES PUBLICATIONS ...................................................................................................................91 Les revues éditées par l’institution ..................................................................................................93 Les publications de vulgarisation.....................................................................................................93 Nécrologie…………………………………………………………………………………………95 Les publications scientifiques ..........................................................................................................95 Les analyses d’ouvrages et éditoriaux ...........................................................................................100 Les publications scientifiques fondées en partie ou entièrement sur les collections de l’institution .. .....................................................................................................................................…..101 66 L’ANNÉE EN BREF 2009, déclarée par les Nations Unies et l’UNESCO Année mondiale de l’astronomie, fut riche en commémorations: le 500e anniversaire de la naissance de Jean Calvin, le 450e anniversaire de l’Université de Genève fondée par les réformateurs Jean Calvin et Théodore de Bèze, le 400e anniversaire des premières observations astronomiques à la lunette par Galilée, le 200e anniversaire de la naissance de Charles Darwin et les 150 ans de la parution de son célèbre ouvrage sur l’origine des espèces, le 200e anniversaire de la naissance de Louis Braille, les 100 ans de Pro Natura (anciennement La Ligue suisse pour la protection de la nature), les 40 ans de la conquête de la Lune... Le Muséum et le Musée d’histoire des sciences ont participé à toutes ces célébrations d’une manière ou d’une autre avec des expositions, des conférences, des visites guidées, des lectures, des animations etc. Ce fut la première édition de la Fête du Muséum, le dimanche 7 juin, un événement qui aura lieu tous les 2 ans en alternance avec la Nuit de la science. L’objectif de cet événement, qui s’inscrivait dans le cadre du Festival du Développement durable, est de renforcer les liens avec notre public et en particulier avec les habitants du quartier. Le Muséum s’est équipé d’une microsonde Raman, un appareil qui permet d’identifier des matériaux ou des mélanges de matériaux sans réaliser de prélèvements. Ainsi avec son microscope électronique à balayage et le microscope de cathodoluminescence, l’institution est à présent dotée d’un laboratoire d’analyses et d’imagerie scientifiques qui aidera à mettre en valeur les collections mais aussi qui permettra de répondre aux demandes d’expertises des autres musées du département de la culture : en particulier le musée d’ethnographie et les musées d’art et d’histoire. Comme les autres années, les chercheurs du Muséum furent largement présents sur la scène scientifique nationale et internationale comme en témoignent leurs publications. Parmi les nombreuses nouvelles espèces qu’ils ont découvertes, c’est la chauve-souris (Miniopterus aelleni, un chiroptère de cinq grammes) trouvée dans l’archipel des Comores et dédiée à Villy Aellen (ancien directeur du Muséum) qui fut la plus médiatisée. Les scientifiques ont par ailleurs confirmé la richesse en biodiversité du canton de Genève, un site pourtant fortement influencé par l’activité humaine. De nombreux travaux ont été effectués sur les collections, aussi bien par les scientifiques de l’institution que par des spécialistes extérieurs venant du monde entier. Nos archives de la biodiversité passée et actuelle se sont enrichies par des dons, des acquisitions, des récoltes sur le terrain ou d’une manière surprenante comme ce fut le cas pour Titanus giganteus, un insecte géant comme son nom le suggère. En effet, ce plus grand coléoptère et aussi l’un des plus gros insectes du monde qui vit en Amazonie a choisi de rejoindre nos réserves en se glissant fortuitement dans les bagages d’une genevoise en voyage au Brésil. Cette année a malheureusement été marquée par le décès de deux membres correspondants : Jeannine Morati (France), spécialiste des coléoptères et Jean Pagès (France), spécialiste d’une groupe d’insectes primitifs. Deux nouvelles personnes ont rejoint cette assemblée qui regroupe des chercheurs étrangers ayant manifesté un intérêt particulier pour notre institution : Boyko Georgiev (Bulgarie)
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