INTRODUCTION
Preserving the Past is a guide that is an introduction to
the purpose of The Field Museum as a public institution and research facility.
It is a tour that provides information on the methods a natural history museum
exhibits in order to preserve scientific, material, and cultural knowledge. I
chose this topic because I am generally more interested in museum politics and
the display's aesthetic qualities rather than the scientific information
provided within the museum. I was a bit peeved by that fact that the museum
dose not make very clear it's position as a research facility to the public,
and I hope that my guide provides more interest to this aspect of the museum. (Tanner Bowman)
Further Resources:
Illustrations from: “Pictorial Webster’s: A Visual
Dictionary of Curiosities”
by John M. Carrera
http://fieldmuseum.org search engine
Tanner Bowman
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