Hacker NewsDec 7, 2023
Cabinets of curiosities laid the foundation for modern museums
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-cabinets-of-curiosities-laid-the-foundation-for-modern-museums-180983265/
#ycombinator #Art #Art_History #British_History #Collecting #Colonialism #Enlightenment #European_History #Exhibitions #Exhibits #Museums #Netherlands #Trade
How Cabinets of Curiosities Laid the Foundation for Modern Museums

An exhibition at LACMA examines the legacy of Dutch colonization through a fictive 17th-century collector's room of wonders

Smithsonian Magazine
 Hacker NewsDec 7, 2023
Cabinets of Curiosities Laid the Foundation for Modern Museums
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-cabinets-of-curiosities-laid-the-foundation-for-modern-museums-180983265/
#ycombinator #Art #Art_History #British_History #Collecting #Colonialism #Enlightenment #European_History #Exhibitions #Exhibits #Museums #Netherlands #Trade
How Cabinets of Curiosities Laid the Foundation for Modern Museums

An exhibition at LACMA examines the legacy of Dutch colonization through a fictive 17th-century collector's room of wonders

Smithsonian Magazine