Peale's Museum

GPTKB entity

Properties (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf museum
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Enlightenment
gptkbp:collectionSize over 1,000 specimens
gptkbp:contributedTo public education
gptkbp:exhibits cabinet of curiosities
gptkbp:featuredIn early_American_art_history
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Charles_Willson_Peale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peale's Museum
gptkbp:influenced future_American_museums
gptkbp:influencedBy European_museums
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for natural history museums
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
paintings
scientific instruments
taxidermy animals
gptkbp:openedIn 1786
1849
gptkbp:operatedBy mid-19th century
gptkbp:promoted scientific inquiry
gptkbp:significance first_major_museum_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Drexel_University
gptkbp:type natural history museum