The Evolution of Museums: Collections from Ancient Greece to Now

While museums of every kind are ubiquitous in most cities throughout the world, where did the idea of showcasing items in a room originate from? It's time to unearth the origins of these institutions, which not only became spaces to house tangible treasures, but also havens of profound intangible contemplation and discourse.

Join us as we delve into the history and evolution of public collections, from the inaugural Ennigaldi-Nanna "museum" in Iraq (circa 530 BCE), through the corridors of Ancient Greece's Mouseion, and finally to the museums of the 19th century as we recognize them today.

Led by art historian, museum guide, and New York Adventure Club lecturer Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff, this virtual experience through the origins of museums will include:

• The earliest forms of collecting and learning, where the emphasis was on comprehensiveness rather than the confines of a physical structure

• A look at the intriguing concept of studioli, spaces…