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John Varden
John Varden (c. 1790–1865) was an American collector of antiquities and museum pieces in the Washington D.C. area. He opened a commercial museum called the "Washington Museum of Curiosities" but was forced out of business by the free National Institute which started in 1840. He sold his collection to the National Institute, where he became an assistant curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti .... He worked at the Smithsonian from 1858 until his death in 1865. His collections formed the core of the Smithsonian's museum. References 1790s births 1865 deaths American antiquarians 19th-century antiquarians Smithsonian Institution people {{US-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Varden
John Varden (c. 1790–1865) was an American collector of antiquities and museum pieces in the Washington D.C. area. He opened a commercial museum called the "Washington Museum of Curiosities" but was forced out of business by the free National Institute which started in 1840. He sold his collection to the National Institute, where he became an assistant curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti .... He worked at the Smithsonian from 1858 until his death in 1865. His collections formed the core of the Smithsonian's museum. References 1790s births 1865 deaths American antiquarians 19th-century antiquarians Smithsonian Institution people {{US-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
