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• Amusement or Science: The Role of Modern Museums

  Some sources say that January, 31st is Kunstkammer's (Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography) "birthday" - though the administration of the 300-year old museum denies it. This green building with a peculiar tower atop can well be the first museum that was created to popularize science, but can one call the idea scientific? And what is a science museum, anyway? Do they contribute to promotion of scientific worldview, or entertaining the public is the only thing they are good at?

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