Law Museum
Law museum may refer to: *ABA Museum of Law, in Chicago, Illinois *American Museum of Tort Law, in Winsted, Connecticut *Law Uk Folk Museum Law Uk is a former Hakka village house in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Named after the surname of the family who lived in the house, it was built in the mid-18th century during the Qing Dynasty, about 90 years before the British took possession of ...

ABA Museum Of Law
The ABA Museum of Law, opened in November 1996 in Chicago, Illinois by the American Bar Association, was the only national museum that focuses on the role of law and the legal profession in America and throughout the world. Its goal was to engage the public in the legal system and make it relevant in their lives. In an effort to increase understanding of lawyers and the work they do, the museum highlighted lawyers who were well known for other work as well as well-known trials. The museum closed in late 2011, reportedly as a cost-cutting measure.Stephen Singer"Ralph Nader's new cause: Tort law museum in Conn." Associated Press, July 28, 2013, via HighBeam Research HighBeam Research was a paid search engine and full text online archive owned by Gale, a subsidiary of Cengage, for thousands of newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines, and encyclopedias in English. It was headquar ..., ("A spokeswoman for the American Bar Association said it shut its ...
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American Museum Of Tort Law
The American Museum of Tort Law is a museum developed by Ralph Nader, located in his hometown of Winsted, Connecticut. The museum focuses on topics of civil justice and "aspects of the legal system that handle wrongful actions that result in injury". The museum opened to the public in September 2015. It is the first law museum in the United States. Exhibits The museum offers displays regarding the evolution of tort law, precedent setting cases, and cases that made a difference. Eisterhold Associates designed the museum's exhibits. That firm also lent its efforts to a number of museums across the nation, including the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Jurassic Park Discovery Center at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. The main exhibit at the museum is a cherry red 1963 Chevrolet Corvair. Other exhibits which display information about historic personal injury cases which set precedents for tort law are on display as well. History ...
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