History of the Museum :: essays research papers

     From as proterozoic as the 3rd degree Celsius bc, there have been examples of museum concepts. Ptolomy Soter, known as The Preserver, founded the great Museon at Alexandria. After six centuries, it was destroyed, ending centuries of intellectual research and collected statues. In ancient Greece, temples of objects, including the Parthenon and the Acropolis housed cult statues in cellas, rooms dedicated to this purpose. A keeper, in like manner to a curator, would oversee the temple activities. In addition, an early example of saving is documented by the placement of oil vats by ivory statues to anticipate drying out and cracking. At the Treasury of the Athenians at Delphi, votive objects were stored for the purpose of conservation. Documenting army is the site at Propileo. On the right side, there is a library, and on the left, a pinakotheke, which are panel paintings sacrifice to the public. This shows early interest in exhibition and galleries.      During the Hellenistic period (Greek), Alexander the Great gathered a library of 600,000 volumes in scrolls, as well as statues of poets and philosophers. The concept was interchangeable to a history museum. Under the leadership of Trajan, the 2nd century Romans displayed statues in temples, forums, theaters, and baths. These mess were much more public with their collections than the Greeks were, however, evidence of Greek turn is shown for example in the stature of Caesar Augustus (think Primaporta). Also, statues were in homes for private viewing. Under Hadrian, the open air concept was born, at least for private consumption. He borrowed construction ideas for his villa.     In the Middle Ages, Catholic cathedrals housed treasuries full of original objects from pilgrimages and crusades, donated by people to the church for salvation purposes, on the notion absorb and purchase donate. There was an emphasis on preservation. In the late 14th and early 15th centuries, private collections were emerging. Jean, the Duke of Berry, (a territory of France), loved books and had a library and ancient coins, and a zoo, which included bezoars. Those were an antidote found in the stomachs of wild goats.     The renascence of the 15th and 16th centuries brought about an emergence of private collections in Florence. Paolo Giovio, from Como, a humanist, was a pioneer of the private historical museum. In it, contained objects and books, all preserve and collected. Andrea Odoni commissioned Lorenzo Lotto to paint him as a collector. The Belvedaire Gardens in capital of Italy was the private hideaway of the Pope and his visitors.