THE NEW AFRICAN HALL 



187 



It is impossible for us to estimate the 

 vast influence that Mr. Akeley's new 

 "taxidermy studio" will have on mu- 

 seum installation. It will achieve a direct 

 influence in presenting to the world such 

 an example as the African hall will be 

 when embodied forth in its full dimen- 

 sions — a place of large and quiet beauty, 

 with long unobstructed views, where one 



may sit and rest while he learns of the 

 life of Africa. There is certain to come 

 also a stimulated enthusiasm for work 

 in museum exhibition and results con- 

 tinually approaching more and more 

 near the ideal — that is, absolute scien- 

 tific truth giving an illusion of the life 

 itself, combined with great beauty and 

 with permanence. M. c. d. 



FIR^T FLOOR 



Diagram of a section of the corridor containing main floor and gallery groups 



A. Floor of group space, sunk four feet below the level of hall floor to permit of various 

 elevations of foregroimd in group; 



B. Floor of gallery group case, two feet below the level of gallery floor; 



C. Skylight; 



D. Ray filter. Colored glass to cut out 

 actinic rays of daylight ; 



E. Glass roof of gallery group case; 



F. Glass roof of-main floor group case; 



G. Glass in front of gallery case set at angle 

 to cut out reflections ; 



H. Glass in main floor case; 



/. Space occupied by bronze panels above 

 the floor groups; 



/. Space above gallery groups to be used 

 for artificial lighting purposes ; 



A'. Ventilated space between skylight and 

 ray filter; 



L. Plane of painted background. 



