Peale’s Museum
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Peale’s Museum was one of early America’s first major museums, renowned for its innovative public displays of art, natural history specimens, and scientific curiosities in Philadelphia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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museum ⓘ |
| closed | 19th century ⓘ |
| collectionIncludes |
curiosities
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fossils ⓘ natural history specimens ⓘ paintings ⓘ portrait paintings ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ taxidermy mounts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | early American Republic ⓘ |
| exhibitTechnique |
arranging portraits in skylit galleries
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labeling objects with explanatory text ⓘ lifelike taxidermy dioramas ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American art
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natural history ⓘ science education ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Charles Willson Peale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
natural history gallery
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portrait gallery of American leaders ⓘ scientific curiosity displays ⓘ |
| inception | 1786 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American museums
ⓘ
public science education in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arranging specimens in systematic order
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combining art and science in one institution ⓘ didactic exhibit labels ⓘ innovative public displays ⓘ |
| legacy |
integration of art and natural history in museum practice
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model for later American museums ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ |
| notableExhibit |
American mastodon excavated in New York
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mastodon skeleton ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Peale family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Peale’s home in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| patronage |
Philadelphia public
ⓘ
visitors from across the United States ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Independence Hall
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania State House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | public exhibition of a complete mastodon skeleton ⓘ |
| usedSpaceIn | second floor of Independence Hall ⓘ |
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