Besides the Church of Saint-Gilles the Hall contains many other interesting casts: among them the Lions' Gate from Mycene; the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates; the south end of the Erechtheum; and examples of French and Italian Gothic, French and Italian Renaissance. About one hundred and twenty-five casts are to be added to those already placed, and the Hall will then represent with reasonable completeness the entire history of architecture from the earliest periods to the late French Renaissance. In an important sense the dual character of the exhibition will be maintained: inspiration for the layman and definite technical instruction for the student.
The Department of Museum, under the directorship of Dr. William J. Holland, occupies large rooms and galleries on the first, second, and third floors, and covers an area of some 104,000 square feet of floor space. As this department is too specific for general treatment, a mere enumeration of its different sections must suffice here.
It comprises exhibits in Vertebrate and Invertebrate Zoölogy; Entomology, a complete and very important collection; Botany; Mineralogy, including the valuable collection of Pennsylvania minerals bought from Mr. W. W. Jeffries, of West Chester, Pennsylvania; Palæontology; Comparative Anatomy and Osteology; Archæology and Ethnology; Numismatics; Ceramics; Textiles; Graphic Arts; Transportation, etc. Some of these collections have not yet been installed.
Much important work is done in the field, a special fund being provided by Mr. Carnegie for explorations. Through his generosity and initiative the Section of Palæontology has become one of unusual interest and value. The famous collection of fossils belonging to Baron de Bayet, of Brussels, was purchased for the Museum at a cost of $25,000. In the same gallery may be seen the huge skeleton of the
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