Museum History: The Curiosity Cabinet

Today, we are not only going to delve into the humble origins of today's most popular museums, but also into the murky histories of the museum itself.
Today, one might find a curiosity cabinet in a dear friend's house, filled with anything from feathers and animal teeth to Pokemon cards and sparkly dice. But centuries ago, these luxury cabinets were reserved for the most intellectual (and rich) echelons of society.

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Images Used (In order of appearance):
Domenico Remps - Cabinet of Curiosities (Used in Thumbnail)
Domenico Remps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Samuel Quiccheberg
Hans Muelich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Inscriptiones Vel Titvli Theatri Amplissimi
https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/...

Tradescants Ark/Musaeum Tradescantianum, South Lambeth, Surrey.
Thomas Allen: The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Lambeth, and the Archiepiscopal Palace, in the County of Surrey, J. Allen, London 1827, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

John Tradescant the Elder.
Attributed to Emanuel de Critz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ashmolean Entrance March 2015
Sarah Casey, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Museum Wormiani Historia 1655
Ole Worm, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Francesco Calzolari - Cabinet of Curiosities
Неизвестный художник, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor by Friedrich von Amerling
Friedrich von Amerling, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sir Hans Sloane.
John Faber Junior, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

British Museum from NE.
Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b..., via Wikimedia Commons

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