The Philadelphia Museum of Art has many wonderful period rooms and other spaces from various cultures.  I  believe these were largely installed as part of the original museum concept in the 1920s-30s.
 
Ann Trowbridge
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Subject: Period Rooms

Hi,
 
I am doing some research on period rooms in museums, and am looking for a list of museums that have period rooms. I know about the Met, Brooklyn, and Winterthur...what other museums have period rooms that were installed prior to 1975?
 
Also, does anyone know of any historic houses that have "frozen" (completely or certain rooms) in order to maintain the earlier interpretation as part of the history?
 
Thanks,
 
Melinda Kaufman
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