I believe John Cotton Dana was instrumental in starting the The Newark
Museum during his tenure at the Newark Public Library.

Susan Bresnan

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What goes around comes around. The institution now known as the Modern
Art Museum of Fort Worth started out as a public library and art
association. The institutional history is outlined at
http://www.themodern.org/history.html

I've heard of other instances where the museum started out as an
adjunct activity of the public library. Or parallel development. Many
years ago, I visited the Pember Library and Museum in Granville, New
York -- http://pember.sals.edu/ and http://www.pembermuseum.com/ -- and
that's rather how I picture the early days of the Fort Worth Art
Association.

Sherman Clarke
NYU Libraries (we have a gallery just off the atrium in Bobst Library)
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From: "Reed, Barbara" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 5:22 pm
Subject: [ARLIS-L] Art museum public library planned

> Art museum public library planned
> <http://link.ixs1.net/s/lt?
id=r186344&si=o98432522&pc=q2038&ei=j89508>A $36-million plan to double
the size of the Queens Museum of Art may lead to its becoming the first
art museum in the country with a public library inside, officials say.
A proposal is being considered to place a branch of the Queens Library
inside the New York City Building, which has housed the museum since
1972....
> New York Daily News, July 13
>
> As noted in: American Libraries Direct 7/19/2006
>
> Barbara
>
> Barbara E. Reed
> Bibliographer/Acquisitions Librarian
> Thomas J. Watson Library
> The Metropolitan Museum of Art
> 1000 Fifth Avenue
> New York, NY 10028-0198
> Voice: 212-650-2949
> Fax: 212-570-3847
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