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\nThe powerful and privileged have hoarded precious artifacts in museums for centuries, and it's only recently that these treasures were made available to the rest of us. What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today?\nThe powerful and privileged have hoarded precious artifacts in museums for centuries, and it's only recently that these treasures were made available to the rest of us. What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today?\n
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8:02
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Social Studies & History
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\nThe Art Assignment\n\n
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2018
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English
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museums, pyramids, objects, time, john green, contemporary art, modern art, conservation, alexandria, art museums
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