Philosophy

The Contemporary Zoological Conservatory (CZC) is a privately owned collection of antique and contemporary taxidermy mounts, specializing in mammal and bird species. For the first time The Contemporary Zoological Conservatory will be opening its collection to the public.

Morgan Mavis, Curator and Head Acquisitionist speculates on the scale of the collection in the future: “If the mammal and bird collections keep growing at this rate we will surely need a larger facility in a years time”.

The CZC is not only displaying these fascinating creatures, it is documenting the process of accretion, the obsessive desire to collect more species and the stories that compliment each new work of art. The CZC wants to create an Ark of visual delights and dizzying proportions, a space that makes you question why and how? A place that overwhelms, crowds, confronts fascinates and titillates a person's sense of wonder.

“We are not a natural history museum you will not find displays of wildlife in their natural habitat. We are documenting the wild collections and stories of Morgan Mavis. You will witness an overwhelming proportion of taxidermied species in her natural environment.”