{"id":208,"date":"2017-08-14T15:31:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T19:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2024-06-17T11:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:10:44","slug":"moas-cabinet-curiosities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/moas-cabinet-curiosities\/","title":{"rendered":"MOA\u2019s Cabinet of Curiosities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 16, 2015 \u2013 February 20, 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Exhibits-Overview-1-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8335\" width=\"768\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Exhibits-Overview-1-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Exhibits-Overview-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Exhibits-Overview-1-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Exhibits-Overview-1-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2022\/03\/Exhibits-Overview-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cabinets of curiosities, also known as&nbsp;<em>wunderkammern<\/em> or wonder rooms, first appeared in mid-sixteenth century Europe as private collections of exotic and extraordinary objects. These collections, which included objects related to many disciplines including fine art, natural history, and anthropology, can be seen as the precursors to modern museums. In this student-curated exhibit, the Museum evokes the aesthetic of the cabinet of curiosity while showcasing the diversity of its permanent collection. With objects ranging from life-sized brass leopards to Aboriginal dot paintings, from an Egyptian mummy casing to a necklace of human teeth, and from Amazonian arrows to Kachina dolls, the exhibit will inspire curiosity about peoples and cultures around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 16, 2015 \u2013 February 20, 2016 Cabinets of curiosities, also known as&nbsp;wunderkammern or wonder rooms, first appeared in mid-sixteenth century Europe as private collections of exotic and extraordinary objects. 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