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A quick history of cabinets of curiosities

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Learn how cabinets of curiosities came about and their connection to today’s museums. For more resources about museums, follow these Amazon affiliate links:Cabinet of Curiosities: Collecting and Understanding the Wonders of the Natural WorldCabinets of CuriositiesGuillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other ObsessionsThe Origins of Museums: The Cabinet of Curiosities in […]
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Genealogy points to lasting damage to families by historical events

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“The notion that we inherit the legacy of our ancestors, not just their wealth and facial features, but their good luck and hard knocks, is hardly new,” according to Pam Weintraub for Aeon. “The idea that we carry a family curse and shoulder the burdens of the past has been part of our human mythology […]