Museum Work and Collections in Museology

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What are the main elements upon which the work of museums is built?

Objects, human element, and collections (correct)

Archaeological records, religious items, and curiosities

Artifacts, historical records, and natural curiosities

Collections, staff, and materiality

Despite its classical origin, what evidence does not support the development of the museum as it is known today?

The word museum (correct)

Votive offerings in temples

Historical records

Archaeological records

In the Greek and Roman empires, what was housed in temples, sometimes in specially built treasuries?

Works of art and natural curiosities

Exotic items from farflung parts

Ancient artifacts and historical records

Votive offerings (correct)

What closely resembles the concept of a museum from the Ancient times?

Greek Pinacotheca on the Acropolis at Athens Signup and view all the answers

What did the collections undertaken worldwide by groups and individuals include?

Items with religious, magical, economic, or historical value, and curiosities Signup and view all the answers

What was normally open to the public in the Greek and Roman empires?

Votive offerings housed in treasuries Signup and view all the answers

What was the first corporate body to receive a private collection and make it publicly available?

University of Oxford Signup and view all the answers

Who made the gift that led to the establishment of the Ashmolean Museum?

Elias Ashmole Signup and view all the answers

When was the British Museum in London opened?

1759 Signup and view all the answers

Who exhibited a selection of paintings at the Luxembourg Palace in 1750?

Louis XV Signup and view all the answers

Which collection mainly consisted of manuscripts and is now housed in a separate building known as the British Library?

Cotton and Harley collections Signup and view all the answers

On what condition did Elias Ashmole make the gift to the University of Oxford?

A place must be built to house the collection Signup and view all the answers

What led to arrangements for more of the royal collection to be displayed for the public in the Grande Galerie of the Louvre palace?

Public pressure in France Signup and view all the answers

In what century did the Shang Dynasty rule China?

16th-11th century BCE Signup and view all the answers

What was one significant purpose that brought a different meaning to collecting over time?

A developing spirit of inquiry Signup and view all the answers

In what year was public access to the British Museum free of charge from the outset?