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History of museums

  • Smithsonian InstitutionOn the 10th of August 1846, President James K. Polk signed a piece of legislation that created the Smithsonian Institution as a trust instrumentality of the…
  • British MuseumOn the 7th of June 1753, King George II gave his royal assent to an act of Parliament that established a new institution.
  • Gandhi TeerthThe 25th of March 2012 marked a specific moment in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. President Pratibha Patil stood before the new structure to cut the ribbon.
  • Library of AlexandriaIn 283 BC, the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus began a new era for Alexandria. Plans for a universal library may have been proposed by Demetrius of…