The Lost Museum

American Social History Project/Center for Media Learning at City University of New York

https://lostmuseum.cuny.edu/index.php

An interactive digital exhibit of P.T Barnum’s American Museum, which mysteriously burnt down.

No special knowledge required to navigate the site, easy to use and access. A general idea of the time period would be helpful, as well as general information about PT Barnum. You don’t need to know much about the time period to make sense of the information, but the website takes some time to learn how to navigate. There is no closed captioning, so the videos may be inaccessible for deaf individuals.

No alternative to the museum as it has burnt down but data and documents could be found elsewhere

How to navigate through the museum to locate primary sources