Stories
- Article
The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Letters from South Kensington Museum
Date: Feb 1870Reference: GALTON/2/10/3/3Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Letter to the South Kensington Museum
Date: Feb 1870Reference: GALTON/2/10/3/1Part of: Galton Papers- Books
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A guide to the food collection in the South Kensington Museum / by Edwin Lankester.
Lankester, Edwin, 1814-1874.Date: 1859- Books
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On food : being lectures delivered at the South Kensington Museum / by E. Lankester.
Lankester, Edwin, 1814-1874.Date: 1861- Books
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On food : Being lectures delivered at the South Kensington Museum / by E. Lankester.
Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir, 1847-1929.Date: 1861