Museum photographs

The museum at the Drexel Institute was established during the school's first full year of operation (1892).  Its collection included an array of art, furniture, crafts, and other objects donated by Anthony J. Drexel, George W. Childs, and other early supporters of the school.  The collection and gallery were housed in the east wing of the Main Building.  Identified in the early years as a department, the museum was designed to supplement the educational programs.  Like music and public lectures offered by the school, the museum was open to the general public.  In 1902, a large gallery in the newly constructed East Hall (now Randell Hall) opened to house paintings from the museum collection and a large collection of paintings donated by John Lankenau, Anthony J. Drexel's brother-in-law.

For access to high-quality versions of these images, please contact the university archives at archives@drexel.edu.

	[Picture gallery, Randell Hall] [circa 1915]
	[Picture gallery, Randell Hall] [circa 1920]
	[Museum space in Main Building] [circa 1895]