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The J. F. Slater Memorial Museum, also known as Slater Memorial Museum, is a historic building and an art museum in the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut. It is designed in Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and is said to be the finest work of architect Stephen C. Earle.〔 and (''Accompanying 25 photos, undated but seemingly from 1988 (Photo 11 shows Slater Memorial)'' )〕 It is a contributing property in the Chelsea Parade Historic District.〔 The museum was presented to the Norwich Free Academy by William A. Slater, son of John Fox Slater, who had endowed the school. The museum features a collection of plaster casts of famous Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Renaissance statues. The museum also exhibits colonial and local historic artifacts, as well as 18th-20th-century American paintings and decorative arts, 17th-19th-century European paintings and decorative arts, African and Oceanic sculpture, and Native American objects. The adjacent Converse Art Gallery hosts six changing exhibitions throughout the year. The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museums program. ==See also== *John F. Slater House or Elks Club, also HABS documented, at 352 E. Main Street. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slater Memorial Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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