Abstract
Before trying to comment on the function of today's museum, it is helpful first to look briefly at its past. By the 1930's most major, American cities boasted an art museum. This early period of museum development can be put under the heading of construction, acquisition, and preservation. Those were the days when great collections were given to the museum, and when the museum regarded the preservation of these collections as one of its main tasks. Private funds largely supported these early museums.
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