Was Culture a Commodity ‘all’ Victorians Could Afford? – Notes on the First British Public Museums
The etymology of 'mouseion' gave rise to the word ‘museum’ and initially referred to the temple of the Muses. It is noteworthy to recall that the first museum was the Alexandria Museum, set up by Ptolemy in 300 B.C., as a temple, a library, an astronomical observatory, an amphitheatre, a b...
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Ubiquity Press
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Anglo Saxonica |
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| Online Access: | https://www.revista-anglo-saxonica.org/articles/42 |