Annual report of the Philadelphia Museum of Art . PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM, MEMORIAL HALLFAIRMOUNT PARK PHILADELPHIA. KEPORT ON THE MUSEUM. Within the past two or three years the art museums of thiscountry have shown a laudable tendency toward co-operation, bythe adoption of a more liberal policy, which must result in theextension of the educational influence of these institutions. Un-friendly and jealous competition has largely given place to gen-erous rivalry and a spirit of reciprocal helpfulness, w^hereby thebest results obtained by practical experience have been generouslyplaced by many of the
Annual report of the Philadelphia Museum of Art . PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM, MEMORIAL HALLFAIRMOUNT PARK PHILADELPHIA. KEPORT ON THE MUSEUM. Within the past two or three years the art museums of thiscountry have shown a laudable tendency toward co-operation, bythe adoption of a more liberal policy, which must result in theextension of the educational influence of these institutions. Un-friendly and jealous competition has largely given place to gen-erous rivalry and a spirit of reciprocal helpfulness, w^hereby thebest results obtained by practical experience have been generouslyplaced by many of the museums at the disposal of others. Bythis means the entire museum system throughout the country hasbeen greatly benefited. It has been the aim of this Museum tosecure, by patient investigation and experiment, an improvementof methods relating to classification and arrangement of interchange of ideas with the Directors of other progressivemuseums has been mutually helpful. Perfection can never bereached through that narrow self-suffi
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