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    #5: What is an Art Museum?

    January 28th, 2020 · 25 minutes

    When the age of art is linked to its value, the lines between art and history museums get blurred. Betty and Quinn discuss the formal differences between art and history museums and why objects are placed in one or another.

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    A brief history of the art museum - Khan Academy
    History museum definition - Britannica
    Ole Worm's Cabinet of Curiosities
    Permanent Exhibitions - American Museum of Natural History
    Anthropology Now and Then in the American Museum of Natural History: An Alternative Museum - Anthropology Now