tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post1454906778001881022..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: London Sewing Machine MuseumCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-21295877403302145542013-05-07T14:55:40.104+01:002013-05-07T14:55:40.104+01:00Absolutely - not least Henry Wellcome who accumula...Absolutely - not least Henry Wellcome who accumulated enough to supply galleries in the Science Museum as well as his own Wellcome Collection! In fact, as I thought about your comment, I realised that perhaps most London museums are based on the collections of an individual or a small trade body. CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-55460232048067371572013-05-07T06:53:12.992+01:002013-05-07T06:53:12.992+01:00Surprisingly many museums began as the private col...Surprisingly many museums began as the private collections of individuals. Call them obsessives or "enthusiasts" but these collectors unknowingly did us a service in providing experience and knowledge that might otherwise be less easily acquired.<br /><br />Two other examples that immediately spring to mind are the Musical Museum in Brentford, based on a collection started by Frank Holland, and the famed British Museum, which originated in the collection of Sir Hans Soane.<br /><br />For all we know, important museums of the future might even now be forming in back rooms and garages around the land!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-37836417775731125402013-05-06T00:54:21.651+01:002013-05-06T00:54:21.651+01:00What a clever idea!
Usually museums are for the ...What a clever idea! <br /><br />Usually museums are for the high arts, military-royal-church history, or other "important" collections. But in reality, family lives were most affected by every-day objects, not remote royalty. The arrival of sewing machines and good quality cheap materials changed the way our grandparents lived.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com