Museums

This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide.

Aceasta istorie cuprinzatoare a muzeelor incepe cu originile colectionarii in preistorie si urmareste evolutia muzeelor de la bunuri funerare la comori, de la Templul Alexandrian al Muzelor pana la cabinetele de curiozitati renascentiste si la gama variata de institutii moderne din intreaga lume.