The Barnum Museum is very interesting. The first one was built in 1865, but was burned down. When the second one was built, it too was burned down. Coincidence? View the museum to find out! After the burning of the second museum, Barnum created a circus. It was only until a couple of years ago that the online Barnum Museum was built. It is a very intereting tool; you can view a 3D version of the museum, look at different floor settings, browse the archives, and even check out a 19th century timeline in the classroom section!
I learned a great deal from the Barnum Museum, especially in the field of historical events and entertainment. According to the musem, the circus and freak shows were of great interest to people in the 19th century. For example, Edwin Forrest became a prominent figure after playing in Robert M. Birds “The Gladiator.”
After a thorough analysis, I believe that the websites strengths surpass those of its weaknesses. The strengths of the website are easy to acknowledge. For example, the most prominent detail was the 3D gallery and timeline in the classroom section. These sources provided easy access to information and really kept me enticed. However, I did not like that we had to sign up to play the game. This would be a great idea if it was easy to sign up for and sign into, but as other previous posts as well as myself are noting, it didn’t let me sign in.
Good post. I do see a small, but important error that should be corrected: Your date is off for the building of the first museum. 1865 is the date of one of the fires.