Few beyond the insider realize that museums own millions of objects the public never sees. In Lost in the Museum, Nancy Moses takes the reader behind the Oemployees onlyO doors to uncover the stories buried-along with the objects-in the crypts of museums, historical societies, and archives. Weaving the stories of the object, its original owner, and the often idiosyncratic institution where the object resides, the book reveals the darkest secret of the cultural world: the precarious balance of art, culture, and politics that keep items, for decades, lost in the museum.
Few beyond the insider realize that museums own millions of objects the public never sees. In Lost in the Museum, Nancy Moses takes the reader behind the Oemployees onlyO doors to uncover the stories buried-along with the objects-in the crypts of museums, historical societies, and archives. Weaving the stories of the object, its original owner, and the often idiosyncratic institution where the object resides, the book reveals the darkest secret of the cultural world: the precarious balance of art, culture, and politics that keep items, for decades, lost in the museum.
Nancy Moses holds a master's degree from George Washington University and was a Visiting Scholar at the American University of Rome. She serves as Chair of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the government agency that supports and oversees museums, historic sites, historic preservation, and archives.
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Chapter 1 Introduction: The Stuff Chapter 1 John James Audubon's Birds Chapter 2 John James Audubon's Birds Chapter 3 Blaschka Sea Animals Chapter 4 Franklin B. Gowen Ceremonial Bowl Chapter 5 Pessaries Chapter 6 Skull of a Prehistoric Peruvian Child Chapter 7 Ker-Feal Chapter 8 Plan for the Dome of the United States Capitol Chapter 9 John Brown's Pike Chapter 10 Summer Garments of a Tibetan Princess
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Stuff Chapter 1 John James Audubon's Birds Chapter 2 John James Audubon's Birds Chapter 3 Blaschka Sea Animals Chapter 4 Franklin B. Gowen Ceremonial Bowl Chapter 5 Pessaries Chapter 6 Skull of a Prehistoric Peruvian Child Chapter 7 Ker-Feal Chapter 8 Plan for the Dome of the United States Capitol Chapter 9 John Brown's Pike Chapter 10 Summer Garments of a Tibetan Princess
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