{"id":4,"date":"2016-09-01T21:43:09","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T21:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-optics-wp.pantheonsite.io\/antiques\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-09-17T18:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T01:53:39","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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JOHN E. GREIVENKAMP MUSEUM OF OPTICS<\/h2>

Antique and Historical Optical Device Collection<\/h3>

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences is proud to offer access to its collection of antique and historic telescopes, microscopes, lenses and cameras. These specimens represent work by the world’s most respected instrument makers from the 18th century to the present.<\/p>

Donations<\/h3>

Make a donation to support the Greivenkamp Museum of Optics<\/a>, and designate the gift for the \u201cGreivenkamp Museum of Optics Endowment.\u201d<\/p>

The Museum\u2019s collection of antique and historical optics at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences is intended to provide insight into the history and development of the field of optical science and engineering. Examples are sought of all aspects of this development from the ancient times to the present.<\/p>

Donations of antique optics pieces are appreciated, and will be considered for inclusion in this collection. Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated, supporting both operational and maintenance expenses. Please contact us for more information.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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JOHN E. GREIVENKAMP MUSEUM OF OPTICS Antique and Historical Optical Device Collection The Wyant College of Optical Sciences is proud to offer access to its collection of antique and historic telescopes, microscopes, lenses and cameras. These specimens represent work by the world’s most respected instrument makers from the 18th century to the present. Donations Make a donation to support the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":362,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}