Word: museume
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cinerary urn found during the 16th century in an old Roman tomb, long owned by Dukes of Portland, the vase had been announced for auction by the present Sixth Duke, "owing to the exigencies of the present times." For 119 years the Portlands had loaned it to the British Museum. But last week, as it stood on display in Christie's London auction rooms, many a Britisher went for a last look. Everyone supposed, of course, that "some rich American" would carry off the treasure. Even Edward of Wales strolled in, peered at the exquisite white and blue glass scene...
...Marx family of seven first lived in two rooms of London's shimmy Soho. Father Marx could not write at home. For years he went to the British Museum reading room to work. He had talked much of force, meaning bombs and guns. Henceforth he was busy building a powder magazine of ideas. He had written: "Theory, too, becomes a physical force when it takes possession of the masses." He also observed: "There can be no talk of a real revolution in such a time as this, when general prosperity prevails...
...Fogg Museum, there is now on display a collection so sketches made by H. B. Hoover, M. Arch. 1926. Hoover was awarded both a Sheldon Travelling Fellowship and the Nelson Robinson Jr. Travelling Fellowship and made these sketches during his journeys aboard...
...exhibition of the works of William Blake is now being held in Gallery IX of the New Fogg Art Museum. There are original drawings, reproductions of watercolor drawings for "Young's Night Thoughts," engravings for the "Book of Job," "Dante," and "America," and a copy of "Young's Night Thoughts" illustrated with engravings made by Blake from his watercolor drawings...
...doctor of medicine as well as chief anthropologist for the Smithsonian Institution. "Dr. Lamb was too dear to me," said Dr. Hrdlička when the job was put up to him last week. So Major George Russell Callender, curator of the Army Medical Museum...