Category Archives: Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

What is a collection, and what is collecting?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Nicholas Merkelson

As a child I had all sorts of collections: stamps, keychains, milk caps (“pogs”), coins, and ice hockey pucks.  As an adult I still have all sorts of collections: rocks and minerals, photographs, books, and museum maps.  And sure enough, … Continue reading →

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