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make the mass of data which must exist in individual col- 

 lections of more general use. Copies may be obtained from 

 the Secretary of the Conchological Society, University Museum, 

 Manchester, price five shillings. 



THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION. 



During the hottest week of this hot summer, i.e., July 12th 

 to i8th, the Museums Association held its Thirty-second 

 Annual Conference in Paris — the members carrying out the 

 somewhat extensive programme in an atmosphere resembling 

 that of a Turkish Bath, and in a city where the supply of 

 soda-water and lemonade fell far short of the demand. 



SIR FREDERICK G. KENYON, K.C.B. 



The visitors, as well as their colleagues in Paris, were 

 honoured in having as President the Director of the British 

 Museum, Sir Frederick Kenyon, who gave various interesting 

 reminiscences and opinions in his address on the first day, 

 making special reference to his views as to the future policy 

 and improvements of the British Museum. 



THE MEETINGS. 



The meetings were principally held in the lecture theatre 

 of the Natural National History Museum; the Director, M. 

 Mangin, and Prof. Vayssiere, President of the French Museum 

 Association, and Dr. Loir, of the Havre Museum, gave the 

 visitors a hearty welcome. The lecture list was not quite so 

 lengthy as usual, but, in the circumstances, seemed quite 

 long enough, and it was not altogether a disadvantage that 

 some of the discussions had to be curtailed. Among the 

 papers were ' The Development of American Museums of x\rt,' 

 by Mr. L. E. Rowe ; ' The System of Registration of Speci- 

 mens at the National Museum of Wales,' by Dr. W. E. Hoyle. 

 ' The Function of Art Museums,' by Messrs. Lawrence Haward, 

 L J. Williams and T. C. F. Brotchie. 



FRENCH MUSEUMS. 



The chief charm of the Conference, however, was the oppor- 

 tunity afforded of visiting the wealth of Museums and Galleries 

 in Paris, under the personal guidance of the respective directors, 

 in addition to which opportunities were afforded of examin- 

 ing collections not usually available to the public. In this 

 way the National Natural History Museum, the Botanical 

 Museum, the Mineralogical Museum, and the Jardin des 

 Plantes, the Cluny Museum, the Louvre and its various 

 galleries, the ' Autour du Monde,' the Hotel de Ville and the 

 Salle des Fetes, the Petit Palace and its Museums, the Hotel 

 des Invalides and the Army Museum, Versailles and its 

 collections, the Chateau and Museum of St. Germain and 

 Malmaison, were all examined. 



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