The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-27
THE PEOPLES MUSEUM.


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The Geological and Art Collection ~ the
Park-Its Situation and How to Reach
It-A Free Exhibition for the People
Living Specimens or Natural Hfstory-
statuary-The Fine Arts-Cabinet OF
Curiosities, &c.
Among the numerous interesting features Of our
great metropolitan resort the Park, there s none more
attractive than the collection Of objects Of art and natu
raj history at the Museum which, through the energy
Of the Park Commissioners and the donations Of generous
private individuals has assumed proportions and an i'm
portance which already place among the noteworthy
establishments Of the kind not only Of the city, but Of
the country in general New FORK is apparently deter
mined to be behind her rival cities Of the world In
founding and maintaining geological and botanical gar
dens and art galleries. and the nitiaory effort at the
Park guarantee OF most ourishing system Of such
collections at no distant day.
The animals plants and objects OF art already on ex
hbition in the collection unusually interesting; and
the visitor whether from abroad from the city, who
has seen the Ramble the lakes the drives the reser
vor and the other features OF the Park will not have
perfected his tour Of observation he fails to de.
vote few hours to its inspections. II will certainly
repay tho trouble and while it adds additional charms to
the pleasures of stroll through the grounds will az
ford amusement and instruction In a most agreeable
combination Such collections again, deserve the patron
age of our people, with whom public enterprises should
ever be popular. The present one, having tho merit OF
ahording instruction and pleasure gratis to those who
choose TO visit IT, is preferable to private affairs OF tho
kind, which too often established for mercenary and
pccunary motives and hence subvcrsve OF the true
principles Of art The advantages arising from fostering
such undertakings rebound to tho public In the creation
Of refined taste and In the ennobng Of popular scn-
ment Our Park Museum and It's accompanying attrac-
u nv
support from citizens To those who are interested
in an enumeration OF its attractions the following ac
count will prove interesting. Many, however, have
already discovered the attractions for themselves and
the throngs visiting the collection daily augmcnting
On Sunday last the crowd great that in the art
gallery locomotion from point TO point was attended with
great difficulty In the lower part Of the building where
many Of The geological specimens are gathered there
ncessant throng Of ladies and children through
out the day
THE MUSEUM.
The Building which forms the Museum is the old State
Arscnaa castelated structure OF some pre,cnsons to
beauty which, while its purpose moderately WELL
s interesting as one of tho relics Of the past II Is too
small the growing proportions OF tho collection but
will undoubtedly receive additions necessity requires
II is situated the Fifth avenue side of the Park ad
jacent the Sixty street entrance and is readily
accessible by all the various lines Of city railways 1t is
Of the principal thoroughares of the Park
and within full view OF those who make use of the
"Circuit" drive Entering from the avenue the main
stairway lead ng to the art gallery at conducts the
visitor to the collection in that portion Of the building
which embraces the following
The central object Of the apartment is a model on a
very comprehensive scale Of the famous Washington
monument at Richmond This. with over eighty other
plaster of the works of the great American SCULPTOR
Crawford, presented by his widow to the Park and
with the and views Of other objects in Richmond
enables the spectator to that city without the
pense trobic Of journey the late rebel capital
the whole forming fitting sequel to the history Of that
locality given in the reports ofthc Those views
embrace pictures Of the city and its prominent and his
torcal buildings. Other vicws-of London, Paris and
European cities give the behoder valuable cosmopolitan
knowledge.
The other models OF this donation are as iollows:-
Tho Pcdincnt of The United States Capitol at Wash
ington, large scale giving complete idca OF this
artistic portion OF national legislative cdIice The
figures constituting the group gathered the pcdimen