History of Development of Museums in US in 18th Century

History of Development of Museums in US in 18th Century

Introduction

Museums are the remembrances of the last. They symbolize the heritage of our ancestors. The museums and galleries could be particularly dedicated to different subjects like the arts, paintings and technology. They relate us to our past as they are a source of preservation and presentation of our cultural heritage.

Museums are always proved attractive to people especially when they travel new places, as it helps them to understand the history, culture and traditions of that place. The other reason of visiting museum is whenever we travel a different place, we usually have limited time, but the museum is a place, through which you can learn more and more within this limited time.

Discussion

The birth of galleries is shared with that of the first U.S. states. The residents from Europe arrived in US for the ownership of lifestyle, culture and education of the nations which they had left over. A new place always puts a challenge in front of immigrants. Immigrants question themselves that whether this break from their home country implies a break from their culture and tradition or they should think to reproduce what they have left behind.

Historians claim that creation of museums is the outcome of intellectual qualities. Further, they add that museums not only serve the purpose of preservation of heritage but also the purpose of transferring of knowledge. History had shown us that the work of great people had always been important assets for museum libraries. The first museum was formed in South Carolina in 1773, three years before the declaration of independence. The purpose behind its foundation was to promote national history. The political leaders of that time like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin had also ...