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Thiy (cartoon Is a diyplay. AN WIDE LOOK AT 10-Qflff Tihiy edition Shortcuts if yponyored Mono Leezo Gibbony. Is a place ivhere object? of yignificonce, yuch ay artwork, artifacts and ypecimeny from nature, 1 ore kept ytudied, cored 1 for and displayed. The term museum if 1 olyo uyed to deycribe other plocey of learning yuch ay aquariums, botanical gardens, librariey, hiytorical yitey, planetariumy and zooy. ,) The ivord comey from trie (Jreek ivord "mouyeion," wh'ich ivay a temple for the Wuyey.

TAe Huyey ivere tde I Greek goddeyyey of the arty and yciencey. A There are four main types of museums: art museums, history museums, science museums and ypecialized museums- The Piiti and Palaces in Italy began acquiring and diyploying their collectiony of artwork in the late 1500y. The Ayhmolean museum opened In "Why did painting go to jail?) The Smithsonian in I at Oxford University in England. Wayhington, D.C., Was established The famous louvre in Pariy in a public museum in In the Charley Wilyon Peale of s. Philadelphia opened his home to the public to display his collection of paintingy and natural ycience ypecimeny.

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museums often Throughout history, churches diyplayed "curioyitieyA ove collected, cared for and Curioyitiey objectyj diy 0 itemy yuch ay works that Were exotic or or j. Qn historic documeniT. In addition to the "Wiouyondy of itemy that are on diyplay a museum's collection includey thouyandy more Jtemy that are kept reyearch. do you fay tfhen a difappearfP strange, such as mummiey or ykeletony. Muyeumy and the uye of the ivord "museum" began to gain popularity in the OCQ a I I check out theye booky: Puring medieval timey many Wealthy Europeans created a "cabinet de curioyite" ivhic ivay a collection of unuyualj or exotic itemy.

late 1700y. you don't Can you help thiy artiyt reach the canvas? "Museums" by Cass R. Sandak (Franklin Watty) or 'A Kid'y Guide to the Smithyon.W by Ann Phillipy I3ay 6ooky). The National Air and Space In D.C., receives more than nine million viyitory each year. 71 Living Wytory museums, such as the Skanyen in Sweden and Colonial Williamyburg in Virginia, are recreations of hiytoric villagey thai yhoiv how people lived and during a particular time In hiytory.J f-mail uf at: To download a Shortcut? teacher'; guide or a lift of upcoming topicf, go to Can you find the hidden Words? Search carefully because some words are backward or diagonal.

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