Museum: Difference between revisions

Ancient Greeks and Romans collected and displayed art and objects but perceived museums differently from modern day views. In the classical period the museums were the temples and their precincts which housed collections of votive offerings. Paintings and sculptures were displayed in gardens, forums, theaters, and bathhouses.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=van Buren |first=E. Douglas |date=1922 |title=Museums and Raree Shows in Antiquity |journal=Folklore |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=337–53 |doi=10.1080/0015587X.1922.9720240 |jstor=1256361|url=https://zenodo.org/record/2307860 }}</ref> In the ancient past there was little differentiation between libraries and museums with both occupying the building and were frequently connected to a temple or royal palace. The [[Musaeum|Museum of Alexandria]] is believed to be one of the earliest museums in the world. While it connected to the [[Library of Alexandria]] it is not clear if the museum was in a different building from the library or was part of the library complex. While little was known about the museum it was an inspiration for museums during the early Renaissance period.<ref name="Left Coast Press">{{Cite book|title=Museum Origins: Readings in early museum history and philosophy|publisher=Left Coast Press|year=2008|isbn=978-1-59874-197-1|editor-last=Genoways|editor-first=Hugh|location=Walnut Creek, California|pages=13–15|language=English|editor-last2=Andrei|editor-first2=Mary Anne}}</ref> The royal palaces also functioned as a kind of museum outfitted with art and objects from conquered territories and gifts from ambassadors from other kingdoms allowing the ruler to display the amassed collections to guests and to visiting dignitaries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Museums in the Ancient Mediterranean|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1530/museums-in-the-ancient-mediterranean/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=World History Encyclopedia|language=en|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105155315/https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1530/museums-in-the-ancient-mediterranean/|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

 

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