![]() ![]() "He really saw a change in attitudes toward things like going to museums, with the advent of video games and things like that," Alleman said. That's in fitting with her father's philosophy of reaching out to the younger generations, she said. She said it has documents that would make many universities and museums jealous, but the most popular display is a collection of original drawings from early Disney films. It displays replicas of documents from the Karpeles collection and draws better than Alleman expected. George's Row, a collection of indoor shops and restaurants. That spot is just about 100 square feet in St. Karpeles will still have 11 locations after the closing, including a new "mini-museum" off St. Admission is free, as it has always been at all Karpeles museums. She added that the Jacksonville museum is still open, probably through the end of January. Richard Minor, director of the Jacksonville location, was also planning to move on, so the timing seemed right, she said. "It is hard for a nonprofit to handle this kind of thing," Alleman said. ![]() The Jacksonville museum building, which was built in 1921, has maintenance issues and flooding issues that influenced the decision to close it, she said. "We have to make some hard decisions so that the museums as a whole can stand the test of time." "We’re kind of charged with the situation of making sure that these museums in some form or fashion will be here forever," she said. More things to do: 23 big events returning to Jacksonville in 2023 More on museum's collections: Jacksonville's Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum has the write stuff She said the decision to close several locations around the country, including Jacksonville, wasn't an easy one.Ī closer look: Call Box: Karpeles - From Einstein's Relativity Theory to Mickey Mouse She's also the one who convinced her father to open a branch in a former First Church of Christ, Scientist building between downtown and Springfield. Karpeles, a mathematician, inventor and real estate investor, passed away in 2022, leaving his family to deal with the collection.Ĭheryl Karpeles Alleman, his daughter, is now chief financial officer for Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums. The museum, open since 1992, is one of more than a dozen Karpeles facilities spread around the country to display founder David Karpeles' collection of rare documents and manuscripts. The museum frequently rotates its historical exhibits amongst the nine locations before returning them to the archive.Jacksonville's Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Springfield will close in the next few weeks as the museum's parent company reorganizes its collection. Rare books and documents, some that are as much as a century old, are made available to the public. The museum in Jacksonville is located at 101 West 1st Street at Laura Street and is billed as the world's largest holding of historical documents on literature, medicine, science, music, and anthropology. The children's museum has a $3 admission." The Sprinkles' When I Grow Up Museum is oriented to children under 8 years and offers interactive play in career-related theme areas, such as medical, athletics and performing arts. There is also an antique-book library, with volumes dating from the late 1800s, and a children's center. ![]() Most residents have never even heard of, let alone visited, Karpeles. "The museum in Jacksonville is located in a 1921 neoclassical building on the outskirts of downtown. All of the Karpeles Manuscript Library services are free." The library was founded in 1983 by David and Marsha Karpeles with the goal of stimulating interest in learning, especially in children. According to Wikipedia: "Karpeles Manuscript Library is the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts & documents.
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