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The Gloom Of The Museum

The Gloom Of The Museum

John Cotton Dana

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Legare Street Press
Año de edición:
2023
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Historia
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9781020626715
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In this essay, museum director John Cotton Dana reflects on the challenges and responsibilities of curating museum collections and engaging with the general public.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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