Add to ORKGMuseums are much more than containers of things. They are institutions that reveal a great deal about the interests, outlooks, and attitudes of the cultures that produce and use them. From what they put on view to how it is displayed, from who controls their contents to how they fit into larger intellectual and social programs, museums provide a unique point of view into cultural moments both past and present. This webinar explores the history of the museum, and its role as an educational and social force. As we trace its development from the princely collection of early-Modern Europe, through the public institutions of the Enlightenment Age, to the Progressive-Era foundations of American civic museums, we discuss how the motivations and go...