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“You need to focus on the
main thing, and then you need to be sure that the main thing is really the
main thing.” (Richard
P. Chait’s – Museum governance in a new age 2001 – Museum Trusteeship VOL15 2002 )
MUSEUM:
- A museum is a non-profit,
permanent institution in the service of society and 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 enjoyment ... The
International Council of Museums' Definition of a Museum ..... Development
of the Museum Definition according to ICOM Statutes (1946 -
2007)
- A building, place, or
institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition,
and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical,
or artistic value. ..... Answers.com
- Public institution dedicated
to preserving and interpreting the primary tangible evidence of humans and
their environment ... In Roman times the word referred to a place devoted
to scholarly occupation. ..... Britannica Concise
Encyclopedia
- An institution devoted to the
procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or
value; also : a place where objects are exhibited ... mu·se·um
Etymology: Latin Museum place for learned occupation, from Greek Mouseion,
from neuter of Mouseios of the Muses, from Mousa Date:
1672..... Merriam-Webster
- SPECULATIVE: A museum is a non-profit, community
cultural enterprise dedicated to servicing a Community of
Ownership and Interest through the acquisition, conservation,
research, communication and exhibition of the COI’s tangible
and intangible cultural assets and heritage under its stewardship for the
purposes of education, study and amusement.
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