A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education, enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment." This definition is taken from the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Statutes.

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Frugal Traveler: Readers Go Even Deeper for the Cheap in New York: From restaurants to museums and theater tick.. http://bit.ly/6vLuO9
gogotrip (Gogotrip) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:20:41 -0000
Frugal Traveler: Readers Go Even Deeper for the Cheap in New York: From restaurants to museums and theater tick.. http://bit.ly/6vLuO9
What a lovely day in London. Saw lots of cools things in museums. Also bought a nice decoration for my tree from Harrods, hooray!
marialouisekirk (Maria Kirk) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:19:04 -0000
What a lovely day in London. Saw lots of cools things in museums. Also bought a nice decoration for my tree from Harrods, hooray!
My list of Connecticut Museums. http://twitter.com/this_is_ct/connecticut-museums if you're not on it, let me know.
this_is_ct (Linzi @ ThisIsCT.net) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:17:18 -0000
My list of Connecticut Museums. http://twitter.com/this_is_ct/connecticut-museums if you're not on it, let me know.
We're delighted to see that our Facebook landing page has been described as a good example for other museums to... http://bit.ly/8cW7kn
ThinktankPlanet (ThinktankPlanetarium) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:15:21 -0000
We're delighted to see that our Facebook landing page has been described as a good example for other museums to... http://bit.ly/8cW7kn
Flying to Vienna (Wien), Austria tomorrow morning. Any hot tips for that place? Looks like there are many good museums to choose from
soulcutter (soulcutter) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:13:44 -0000
Flying to Vienna (Wien), Austria tomorrow morning. Any hot tips for that place? Looks like there are many good museums to choose from
AAM's latest list of accredited museums includes several history institutions. See www.aam-us.org/pressreleases.cfm?mode=list&id=165. bb
AASLH (AASLH) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:11:11 -0000
AAM's latest list of accredited museums includes several history institutions. See www.aam-us.org/pressreleases.cfm?mode=list&id=165. bb

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