Caption: Dedication - Spurlock Museum
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The Gregory Collect! Lincoln Hall circa 191J THE L I N C O L N HALL YEARS (•) In 19 n , the Ur%ersity of Illinois Board of Trustees establishes the Museum of Classical Archaeology and Art and the Museum of European Culture in small rooms of the fourth floor of Lincoln Hall. Both museums draw upon the University's 1874 Gregory collection of plaster study casts. The young Lorado Taft, later the sculptor of the University's Alma Mater, helps repair casts damaged during shipping from Europe. (•) A third museum is founded in 1917—the Oriental Museum. The acquisition of 1,700 ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets sparks years of scholarly research. ® In 1923 a leaf of the Gutenberg Bible becomes an early addition to the European Culture collections. ® The Classical and Oriental Museums merge in 1929. Construction on the west side of Lincoln Hall doubles the size of the building, increasing the space available for museum displays and offices; the museums move into the west addition. ® In 1954, the European collections are combined with the Classical and Oriental collections, now named the Classical and European Culture Museum. THE SPURLOCK MUSEUM
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