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art objects, including a valuable series of Chinese robes and embroid- 

 ery. The active life of the institute dates from November 20, 1906, 

 when the museum was opened to the public, and its acquisitions, 

 aside from the painting collection, have been made mainly since that 

 time. An art library was opened in 1909 containing about 300 books; 

 periodicals on art subjects; about 400 prints, etchings, and engravings; 

 150 large Braun carbon photographs of masterpieces of art; a collec- 

 tion of miscellaneous photographs of art and architectural subjects; 

 and a very good collection of catalogs of public and private collections, 

 including those of the J. Pierpont Morgan collection of paintings and 

 miniatures. The permanent collection of paintings is contemporary in 

 character and is mainly of American art. 



Building. The building, erected in 1906, has a frontage of 125 

 feet and a depth of 80 feet. It encloses three sides of a sculpture court 

 and is constructed with a view to subsequent enlargement. The first 

 floor has the administrative offices, the library, galleries for the dis- 

 play of objects in cases, and the sculpture court. On the second floor 

 are top-lighted galleries for paintings. There are n of these galleries 

 in all, of which the largest has a floor space of 2100 square feet. 



Attendance. The museum is open on week-days from 9 to 5, 

 on Sundays from 1 to 6, and Wednesday evenings from' 7.30 to 10. 

 An admission fee of 25 cents is charged on week-days and 10 cents on 

 Sundays. Occasional free days are appointed by the directors. 



INDIANA STATE MUSEUM. 



This museum is housed in the state house, where it occupies a 

 floor space of about 4200 square feet. It is devoted to the geology and 

 natural history of the state, and the state geologist, W. S. Blatchley, 

 acts as curator. The only assistant is a janitor or custodian, and there 

 are no special funds for the maintenance of the museum. The collec- 

 tions are open free to the public daily, except holidays, from 8 to 5. 

 The attendance is large but statistics are not available. 



UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS— BUTLER COLLEGE. 

 The college maintains teaching collections, including stone imple- 

 ments from the United States; fossils and minerals; land, fresh-water, 

 and marine shells; invertebrates in alcohol (largely from New Eng- 

 land); fresh-water and marine fishes; reptiles and amphibians. The 

 collections occupy about 1S00 square feet of floor space, and are in 

 charge of H. L. Bruner, professor of zoology. 



ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



The city maintains a zoological park of 6 acres, established in 

 1S99, containing 14 birds and 61 mammals. 



