Sae Minohara wrote:

<I am now writing a report and would like to know who created the  word
"Museum Fatigue".  As far as I know, a man named Mr.Benjamin Ives Gilman
wrote a report "Museum Fatigue" in 1916.
Does anybody know if he is the one who created the word "Museum Fatigue"?
Who is Mr.Gilman?>

Well... I can't shed any light on Mr. Gilman but my guess is he either:

a) worked in a Museum or,

b) did as many of us do and visited far too many Museums in the course of an
overseas holiday or,

c) took a hard look at some of the so-called permanent exhibits in a few
museums we all know!

I wish Sae well with this search which promises to as exhausting as the
original quest of Mr Gilman.

Roger
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