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On an afternoon in January 1865 a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution Dazed soldiers and worried citizens could only watch as the flames engulfed the museums castle Rare objects and valuable paintings were destroyed The flames at the Smithsonian were not the firstand certainly would not be the lastdisaster to upend a museum in the United States

The Museum explores the concepts of crisis as it relates to museums and how these historic institutions have dealt with challenges ranging from depression and war to pandemic and philosophical uncertainty With chapters exploring World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic the Great Depression World War II the 1970 Art Strike in New York City and recent controversies in American museums this book takes a new approach to understanding museum history By diving deeper into the changes that emerged from these key challenges Samuel J Redman argues that cultural institutions canand shoulduse their history to prepare for challenges and solidify their identity going forward A captivating examination of crisis moments in US museum history from the early years of the twentieth century to the present day The Museum offers inspiration in the resilience and longevity of Americas most prized cultural institutions