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(3) A large collection ol" corals, presented by conusellor of the court, 

 Dr. Gerresheim of Dresden, whose oil portrait has been i)laGed in one of 

 the halls of the Museum. The collection serves as basis to Ebrenberg's 

 systematic classification of corals. 



A few but liighl}' important original specimens of fishes and concLy- 

 liic from ISTortheast Asia were presented by P. S. Pallas, explorer of 

 Russia. 



Of other collections added by explorers at the earlier times the fol- 

 lowing may be mentioned: Krebs and Bergius, South Africa; C. G. 

 Ehrenberg and Hemprich, Egypt, Nubia, and the coasts of the Red 

 Sea ; Sello and v. Olfen, Brazil and tbe La Plata regions ; von Sack, 

 Deppe, and Scbiede, Mexico; Carl Ehrenberg, West Indies, principally 

 St. Thomas; J. Cabanis and Zimmermann, southern portion of North 

 America ; v. Minutoli, Canary Islands ; v. Sack, Cyprus ; Eversmaun, 

 Bokhara; Lamare-Picquot, Maskarena, and Bengal (purchased in 1836 

 for 0,000 thaler) ($4,500); Lhotsky and Schayer, Australia, etc. 



The museum is i)rovided with a fair library, which is placed in the 

 rooms of the director and custodians. 



The budget was, in 1810, fixed at 2,200 thaler ($1,050), of which 1,900 

 ($1,425) were paid for salaries (exclusive of that of the director). In 

 1837 the budget was increased to 3,550 thaler ($2,002.50) (salaries 3,400, 

 ($2,550) ) ; in 1843 to 5,505 thaler ($4,173.75). At present the amount 

 allowed is (exclusive of the director's salary) 1,800 mark ($450) 54,070 

 mark ($13,007.50), from which salaries are paid to the curators 3,300 

 ($825) and 4,800 mark ($1,200), together with allowance for dwelling to 

 assistants, and taxidermists from 1,200 to 2,400 mark ($300 to $000), 

 while 22,900 ($5,740) are set aside for incidentals, of which amount 

 one-half is reserved for purchases. 



The museum is open to the general public every Thursday and Friday 

 from 12 to 2 p. M. Owing to the fact that the exhibition halls are not 

 heated, the attendance varies with the season; it is most numerous on 

 holidays. Classes of schools may be admitted any day upon proper 

 application. Students are supplied with tickets which admit them every 

 forenoon. Artists, upon receiving permission from the director, have 

 an opportunity of drawing and sketching. Scientific geologists are 

 admitted at any hour of the day 



The Zoolo(jiml Institute. — When, upon the death of Prof. Wilhelm 

 Peters, director of the museum, a sci)aration of the University profes- 

 sorship and direction of the Royal Zoological Museum had been de- 

 cided on, the establishment of a Zoological Institute, devoted exclu- 

 sively to the needs of academic instruction and to scientific investiga- 

 tion, became urgent. 



The Natural History Museum. — The Zoological Museum and the Zoo- 

 logical Institute were, in 1888, removed to a new building, which bears 

 the name " Natural History Museum." 



