Logan Museum of Anthropology is a museum of Beloit College, located in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1894 by Beloit trustee and patron of the arts Frank Granger Logan and contains about 300,000 archaeological and ethnological objects from around the world. Its collections and exhibitions relate to indigenous cultures of the Western Hemisphere, Oceania, and other parts of the world, including European and North African Paleolithic cultures.[1][2] The Logan Museum was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1972 and again in 2007.

References

  1. ↑ H. Moy, compiler, 1995. Treasures of Beloit College. Beloit College Press, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA.
  2. ↑ A. H. Whiteford, 1956. "The Museum in the School." American Anthropologist 58:352-356.

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