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American Museums In The Early 1800s

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American museums of the early 1700s were started with a collection of objects related to natural science. Their form was the Cabinet of Curiosities and they were not allowed for the public to appreciate their collection. However, since the early 1780s until the early 1800s, American museums were established by the upper class for the spiritual growth of citizens. They wanted to utilize ‘Education’ by a means of control of the working class in pursuing their own benefits and ideals, and they tried to employ them as an institute to educate the virtues that society required. Thus, they offered and supported the exhibition or collecting of the museum, the operation of programs, and the education about the nature of art and the natural history.
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