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The Redpath Museum is a museum
Museum

A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and entertainment", as defined by the International Coun...
 of natural history
Natural history

Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards the observational than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research that is published in magazines than in academic journals....
 belonging to McGill University
McGill University

McGill University is a Public university#Canada located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university....
 and located on the university's campus at 859 Sherbrooke Street West in Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It was built in 1882 as a gift from the sugar baron Peter Redpath
Peter Redpath

Peter Redpath was a Canada businessman and philanthropist.Redpath was born in Montreal, Lower Canada, the son of a Scotland immigrant, John Redpath, a director of the Bank of Montreal and a member of the Montreal City Council....
. It is rumoured that it was part of an effort to ensure that Sir William Dawson
John William Dawson

Sir John William Dawson, Order of St Michael and St George, Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Society of Canada , was a Canada geologist and university administrator....
 would not leave the university. It houses collections of interest to ethnology
Ethnology

Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnicity, Race , and/or national divisions of humanity....
, biology
Biology

Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment ....
, paleontology
Paleontology

File:Geological time spiral - sharper.pngPaleontology from Greek: pa?a??? "old, ancient", ??, ??t- "being, creature", and ????? "speech, thought" is the study of prehistory life, including organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments ....
, and mineralogy
Mineralogy

Mineralogy is an Earth Science focused around the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization....
/geology
Geology

Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structural geology, physical properties, dynamics, and History of the Earth of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed....
. The collections were started by some of the same individuals who founded the Smithsonian and Royal Ontario Museum
Royal Ontario Museum

The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's largest museum of Culture by region and natural history....
 collections.






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The Redpath Museum is a museum
Museum

A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and entertainment", as defined by the International Coun...
 of natural history
Natural history

Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards the observational than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research that is published in magazines than in academic journals....
 belonging to McGill University
McGill University

McGill University is a Public university#Canada located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university....
 and located on the university's campus at 859 Sherbrooke Street West in Montreal
Montreal

Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
, Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It was built in 1882 as a gift from the sugar baron Peter Redpath
Peter Redpath

Peter Redpath was a Canada businessman and philanthropist.Redpath was born in Montreal, Lower Canada, the son of a Scotland immigrant, John Redpath, a director of the Bank of Montreal and a member of the Montreal City Council....
. It is rumoured that it was part of an effort to ensure that Sir William Dawson
John William Dawson

Sir John William Dawson, Order of St Michael and St George, Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Society of Canada , was a Canada geologist and university administrator....
 would not leave the university. It houses collections of interest to ethnology
Ethnology

Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnicity, Race , and/or national divisions of humanity....
, biology
Biology

Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment ....
, paleontology
Paleontology

File:Geological time spiral - sharper.pngPaleontology from Greek: pa?a??? "old, ancient", ??, ??t- "being, creature", and ????? "speech, thought" is the study of prehistory life, including organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments ....
, and mineralogy
Mineralogy

Mineralogy is an Earth Science focused around the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization....
/geology
Geology

Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structural geology, physical properties, dynamics, and History of the Earth of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed....
. The collections were started by some of the same individuals who founded the Smithsonian and Royal Ontario Museum
Royal Ontario Museum

The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's largest museum of Culture by region and natural history....
 collections. The current director is David Green.

Commissioned by Redpath to mark the 25th anniversary of Sir John William Dawson
John William Dawson

Sir John William Dawson, Order of St Michael and St George, Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Society of Canada , was a Canada geologist and university administrator....
's appointment as Principal, the Museum was designed by A.C. Hutchison and A. D. Steele. McGill University's Redpath Museum Web site characterizes it as an "idiosyncratic expression of eclectic Victorian Classicism
Victorian architecture

The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 ? 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom after whom it is named....
" as well as "an unusual and late example of the Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States....
 in North America."

It is the oldest building built specifically to be a museum in Canada. Both the museum's interior and exterior have been utilized as a set, for movies and commercials. (See Barnum
Barnum (musical)

Barnum is a musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart , and music by Cy Coleman. It is based on the life of showman P. T....
 (1986) starring Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster was an United States film actor and star, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image....
, Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder (film)

Eye of the Beholder is a Thriller Film starring Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd, based on the novel of the same name by Marc Behm. It was written and directed by Stephan Elliott....
, (1999) starring Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd is a Golden Globe-nominated United Statesn actress, well known for playing a number of strong women characters in films such as Kiss the Girls , Double Jeopardy and High Crimes....
).

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