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Photo album of the Circulating Educational Museum

The Circulating Educational Museum participated in some international exhibitions, during which it could be appreciated and awarded gold medals, for its originality
. It was transported entirely to exhibitions on Italian territory, such as the Emilian Exhibition of 1888 and the Turin Exhibition of 1898.
On the occasion of the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900, since it was difficult to send the entire museum to such a distant destination, it was sent in the form of elegant photographic documentation relating to 18 drawers, created by the factory of the photographer Luigi Lanzoni, owner of the Felsinea photography studio.
The Circulating Educational Museum has 90 drawers in total, distributed over three wardrobes, however, for a matter probably of cost, only 18 of the most beautiful drawers were chosen for the creation of the photo album, with a choice of copies from all three wardrobes (six for each closet).
A copy of the photographs was sent to Rome at the Villa Borghese Agricultural Exhibition (Educational Section) and from Rome, by the Ministry, they were then sent to Paris.

Source: Mirella D’Ascenzo e Roberto Vignoli, Scuola, didattica e musei tra Otto e Novecento: Il Museo didattico Luigi Bombicci di Bologna, Clueb, Bologna, 2008.

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