Watch a short discussion on Charles Willson Peale, founder of the Philadelphia Museum
A discussion of Charles Willson Peale and his founding of the Philadelphia Museum, from the documentary Riches, Rivals, and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America.
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Transcript
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NARRATOR: Charles Willson Peale of Philadelphia is credited with founding the country's first public museum. Peale made an heroic effort to attract visitors by linking patriotic history, natural history, and art.
MARJORIE SCHWARZER: It could really be considered a great cabinet of curiosity. It had mastodon bones. It had paintings skied to the wall.
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NARRATOR: Charles Willson Peale of Philadelphia is credited with founding the country's first public museum. Peale made an heroic effort to attract visitors by linking patriotic history, natural history, and art.
MARJORIE SCHWARZER: It could really be considered a great cabinet of curiosity. It had mastodon bones. It had paintings skied to the wall.
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