Repository: UIHistories Project: Dedication - Lincoln Hall [PAGE 13]

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collections designed to show especially the influence on our American life of the fine arts of the Greeks and Romans, particularly sculpture, and other forms of antiquities, by means of casts, photographs, and original articles. The objects thus far acquired include a selection from the frieze of the Parthenon, extending around three sides of the room, various other Greek and Roman reliefs, about a dozen casts of Statues in the round, varying from the archaic to the Hellenistic period, originals and reproductions of coins, terra cottas and smaller antiquities, a relief model of the Athenian acropolis, parts of the cartonnage of an Egyptian mummy, and a number of interesting specimens of Egyptian pottery of different periods secured from the Egypt Exploration Fund through the generosity of Mr. William G. Hibbard of Chicago. The mounted photographs available for exhibition number over a thousand, and illustrate Greek and Roman history, antiquities and art. The second museum, the museum of European Culture, which occupies the north wing of the building, contains, together with other illustrative material, the following collections: 1. A. Models of ancient weapons (implements of warfare in the Stone age, medieval spears, shields, suits of armor, etc.) B. Early musical instruments. C. Runic monuments. 2. Ca&s of Romanesque, Gothic, and early renaissance sculpture. 3. Objects of early church and monastery art (reproductions of chalices, custodials, ivory book-bindings, etc) 4. Facsimiles in color of medieval miniatures, and reproductions of important historical documents (the Magna Charta, etc.) 5. Replicas of representative medieval seals. In locating the building opportunity was left for necessary enlargements, and although the building has not yet been placed fully in use, the pressure for space is already so great that the building must shortly be doubled in capacity.

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