Museum Books
Museums and American Intellectual Life, 1876-1926
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During the last half of the nineteenth century, Americans built many of the country`s most celebrated museums, such as the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Chicago`s Field Museum.
The Birth of the Museum
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Show and Tell: The Birth of the Museum is an engaging work which explores the evolution and cultural function of the modern museum.
Guide to the Field Museum
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Founded in 1893, Chicago`s Field Museum of Natural History initially held items from the World`s Columbian Exposition.
Mrs. Brown on Exhibit
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A collection of poems that describes the events and exhibits experienced by a class when they visit a variety of museums--including a train museum, a candy museum, and an art museum. Color illustrations accompany the verses. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005.
The Moffat Museum
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Jane Moffat decides to open a museum chronicling her family's World War I-era life in Connecticut. Once established in the family's barn, the museum holds such treasures as the first bicycles ever rode by the Moffat children and a painting by her ...
