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A 6 page paper which examines several aspects of
British Museums, using Peter Vergo’s “The New Museology.” No additional sources
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private collector, who allowed their collections to be viewed by others. In this respect the museums were largely institutions which involved only the very wealthy. As time has gone on,
however, those artistic collections, and art pieces, have come more and more into the possession of the individual citizen. In the following paper we examine some of these realities as
they involve a survey of British museums, based on information presented in Peter Vergos "The New Museology." The paper discusses the importance of the private collectors, museological functions, and art
in London. Private Collectors All throughout the history of mankind, it seems that men, and not women, were the individuals who collected objects that somehow spoke to them
of a past, a future, a power, or any number of positive conditions. We see that emperors, religious leaders, kings, and many other people of power and money took it
upon themselves to collect things such as relics from previous leaders, religious artifacts dating back in time, or any other simple item that offered the collector a sense of satisfaction
in some aspect. They collected these items for a number of reasons. For example, they may have collected them because of scientific curiosity, or they may have collected them
because of their simple aesthetics. As mentioned, there was possible religious interest, and we also have the reality wherein these men merely collected things for the power it demonstrated.
It was not perhaps until the 19th century that many who were interested in such collections attempted to get these collections into a position where they could be displayed and
thus seen and appreciated by many. This is perhaps when the truly first museums truly came into play. And, considering that there were no other sources for a great number
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