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THE late Mr. Emslie J. Horniman has bequeathed a sum of £10,000, free of duty, to the London County Council, for the purpose of providing an extension to the Horniman Museum, Forest Hill. The Museum was built by the late Mr. John E. Horniman, father of the testator, and before it was opened to the public he presented it and its contents, in 1901, to the London County Council. As is usual, and perhaps inevitable, in museums, the collections have since outgrown the accommodation, with the result that cases have become overcrowded, and progress has been hampered. This is more especially so with the collections dealing with the material culture of backward peoples. The provision of additional space will enable the present exhibited series to be opened out and extended, thus furthering that educational arrangement of the collections which has been the constant aim of the Museum authorities. It may be noted that Mr. Horniman's interest in the Museum has been shown in many ways, notably in the provision, in 1912, of an extension for the purposes of a lecture hall and library.
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The Horniman Museum and Library. Nature 130, 656–657 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130656c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/130656c0