The document discusses the history and development of museums from ancient Greece to the modern era. It begins with the Mouseion in Alexandria which was a center for research and collection of objects. It then covers medieval reliquaries and chapels, Renaissance wunderkammer private collections, and the growth of public museums in the Enlightenment displaying objects for education. Finally, it examines how museum displays can frame understanding through choices of objects, grouping, lighting, and space.

2. DomenicoRemps, Scarabottolo, 1675.

3. Hubert Robert, Design for the Grande Galerie in the Louvre, Paris, 1796.

6. Denotatively: a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.

8. Treasury of the Siphnians, Sanctuary to Apollo at Delphi, Greece, 550-530 BCE.

9. Treasury of the Siphnians, Sanctuary to Apollo at Delphi, Greece, 550-530 BCE.

10. Propylaia Pinakotheke Temple of Athena Nike Propylaia (center), Temple of Athena Nike (right), Pinakotheke (Left). Acropolis, Athens. c. 450-430 BCE

11. Library at Alexandria, Egypt, c. 323-31 BCE.

12. Museum at Alexandria, Library of Alexandria, c. 323-31 CE

13. Museum at Alexandria, Library of Alexandria, c. 323-31 CE

14. The Middle Ages:Reliquaries and Chapels Radiating Chapels and Ambulatory, St. Denis, Cathedral, Paris, France, 1145.

15. The Middle Ages:Reliquaries and Chapels Radiating Chapels and Ambulatory, St. Denis, Cathedral, Paris, France, 1145.

16. The Middle Ages:Reliquaries and Chapels Chapel Ambulatory Radiating Chapels and Ambulatory, St. Denis, Cathedral, Paris, France, 1145.

17. The Middle Ages:Reliquaries and Chapels Apse with Reliquaries, Ste. Chapelle, Paris, France, 1370 CE.

18. The Early Modern:“Wunderkammer” European Trade Routes of the 15th and 16th century.

19. The Early Modern:“Wunderkammer” MuseiWormianiHistoria, Italy, 16th century.

20. The Early Modern:“Wunderkammer” DomenicoRemps, Scarabattolo, 1675.

21. The Early Modern:“Wunderkammer” SchlossAmbras, Kunst- and Wunderkammer, 17th Century.

22. The Early Modern:“Wunderkammer” SchlossAmbras, Kunst- and Wunderkammer, 17th Century.

23. The Early Modern:“Wunderkammer” William van Haecht, Kunstkammer of Cornelius van der Geest, 1628.

24. The Early Modern:Private Collections Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait, 1658.

25. The Enlightenment:Pictures go Public Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, opened 1683.

26. The Enlightenment:Pictures go Public The British Museum, London, founded 1753.

27. The Enlightenment:Pictures go Public The Enlightenment Room, The British Museum, London, opened 1759.

28. The Enlightenment:Pictures go Public The Enlightenment Room, The British Museum, London, opened 1759.

29. The Enlightenment:Pictures go Public The Louvre, Paris, Opened to the public in 1793.

30. The Enlightenment:Pictures go Public Hubert Robert, Design for the Grande Galerie in the Louvre, Paris, 1796.

31. Almost nothing displayed in museums was made to be seen in them.--Susan Vogel

32. A Kuba woman’s wrapper, a Zande hunting net and a metal currency from Zairein the “Art Gallery Display”

33. A Kuba woman’s wrapper, a Zande hunting net and a metal currency from Zairein the “Art Gallery Display”

34. A Kuba woman’s wrapper, a Zande hunting net and a metal currency from Zairein the “Art Gallery Display”

35. Zande Net Jackie Winsor, Double Circle A Kuba woman’s wrapper, a Zande hunting net and a metal currency from Zairein the “Art Gallery Display”

37. The grouping or separation of objects.

38. The categorization of objects.

39. The location of displays.

40. The design of displays.

41. The didactic materials.Museums “frame” our understanding and interpretation of cultures and historical periods.

43. Create relationships.

44. Contextualize objects.

45. Lend importance to objects.

47. Navigating Space Plan of the Hamilton Building and the North Building, Denver Art Museum.

48. Navigating Space:The White Cube ResnickPavillion, LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).

49. Navigating Space Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Denver, founded in 1980.

50. Grouping Thunder Bay Museum, Thunder Bay, Ontario

51. Grouping Lawrence A. Fleischmann Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

52. Grouping

53. Grouping

54. Grouping Portland Art Museum

55. Positioning Paris Salon, 18th century.

56. Positioning

57. Lighting

58. Lighting Oklahoma City Museum of Art

59. Lighting Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

60. The Enlightenment Room, British Museum Reading Room, Denver Art Museum, 2011.

61. Questions to ask yourself… How does the space operate? Is it small? Large? Does it encourage or discourage interaction with the art or others? What is the scope of this exhibit? What objects are chosen? Why might they be chosen? What are you supposed to learn? How are objects displayed? Are they grouped together? Separated? What relationships do you see among objects? Are objects presented as artworks or artifacts? How are the space and objects lit? Is the room bright? Dark? Does the lighting add a sense of drama? Does it highlight particular objects?

63. What is the significance of Susan Vogel’s statement: “Almost nothing displayed in museums was made to be seen in them?”

64. How do museum displays impact how you perceive a particular culture or set of objects?