Annual report of the Philadelphia Museum of Art . THE CHINESE CASES, EAST GALLERY. From the Centennial Exposition of 1876. Containing the Oriental Collections. An appropriation has been made by City Councils for the pur-pose of enclosing the western Arcade of the building and the newapartment, which is now under roof, will be used for the collec-tions of textiles and costumes, which will at once be moved fromthe west end of the building to jDrovide much needed wall space-for the overflow of paintings in the Wilstach collection. On the second floor, above the administration oflices, two capa-ci
Annual report of the Philadelphia Museum of Art . THE CHINESE CASES, EAST GALLERY. From the Centennial Exposition of 1876. Containing the Oriental Collections. An appropriation has been made by City Councils for the pur-pose of enclosing the western Arcade of the building and the newapartment, which is now under roof, will be used for the collec-tions of textiles and costumes, which will at once be moved fromthe west end of the building to jDrovide much needed wall space-for the overflow of paintings in the Wilstach collection. On the second floor, above the administration oflices, two capa-cious rooms, formerly used for the storage of exhibits, have been. 15 vacated and repaired and painted, and are now available for exhibi-tion purposes. Here will be placed the collections of postagestamps, paper money, book plates, historic seals, manuscripts, his-torical badges and objects of a similar nature. By the use of this. CAST OF THE COLUMBUS DOORS IN THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON. Designed by Randolph the .Joseph E. Temple Trust. additional floor space the congestion of the ]\[useum will be con-siderably relieved. Handsome railings, checking stands and new turnstiles havebeen erected at the south entrance by the Fairmount Park Com-missioners, which greatly improve the appearance of the^interior. •2 16 MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS. At the beginning of the year 1903, a new departure was insti-tuted by the establishment of a periodical Bulletin, for the pur-pose of bringing the members of the Corporation and the publicinto closer touch with the work which is being done at the numbers have already been issued, and it is the intentionto continue the publication quarterly. Copies may be procured,free of charge, on application to the Curator. A series of Art Handbooks is now in course of preparation which,while based principall}^ on the valuable art collections in theMuseum, shall serve as stan
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