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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 114

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

The nucleus of this establishment, Scudder’s Museum, was formed in 1810, the year in which I was born. It was begun in Chatham Street, and was afterwards transferred to the old City Hall, and from small beginnings, by purchases, and to a considerable degree by presents, it had grown to be a large and valuable collection. People in all parts of the country had sent in relics and rare curiosities; sea captains, for years, had brought and deposited strange things from foreign lands; and besides all these gifts, I have no doubt that the previous proprietor had actually expended, as was stated, $50,000 in making the collection. No one could go through the halls, as they were when they came under my proprietorship, and see one-half there was worth seeing in a single day; and then, as I always justly boasted afterwards, no one could visit my Museum and go away without feeling that he had received the full worth of his money. In looking over the immense collection, the accumulation of so many years, I saw that it was only necessary to properly present its merits to the public, to make it the most attractive and popular place of resort and entertainment in the United States.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 114 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆买下的博物馆前身是斯卡德博物馆,始建于1810年,正好是他出生的那年。它从一个小铺子起步,靠购买和大量捐赠,逐渐积累成规模可观的收藏:各地寄来珍奇物品,船长们多年从海外带回稀奇物件,前任老板据说还花了五万美元添置。巴纳姆看遍藏品后判断,东西本身已经足够好,缺的只是把它们好好展示给公众。于是他相信,只要宣传得当,这里就能成为全美最吸引人的娱乐场所。这提醒我们:很多生意不缺好产品,缺的是把价值讲清楚、让人愿意来看的能力。

上下文

巴纳姆在自传中介绍美国博物馆的前身斯卡德博物馆的来历和藏品积累过程。

今日一问

你手里的好东西,是否已经用让人看得懂、愿意来的方式展示出来了?

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