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A museum is an building[2] which is open to the public.[3] It is also the institution where things are collected and then shown to people.[4]
History
The word, museum, originates Musa which are the godesses of literature, art, and science who appear in Greek mythology.
According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the definition of museums has changed over time.[3]
The oldest museum structure is the Shōsō-in in Nara, Japan.[1]
Today's museums are non-profit, permanent institutions in the service of society and its development.[3]
Function
A museum acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment[3]
Museums exist for the the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.[3]
Some museums have things that you can do.
Museums can be about different things such as Natural History, Science, or Art. Museums with live animals are called zoos. People go to museums sometimes to learn, or to simply have fun.
Exhibitions
- Temporary or changing exhibits
- Exhibition which selects works along with some themes, e.g., a writer, a time, an area, etc.
- Permanent exhibits
- Exhibition which displays the works which the museum possesses.
Gallery
Art museums
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Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, Fukushima
History museums
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The Tohoku History Museum in Miyagi
Literature museums
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Koriyama Museum of Literature is the home of Masao Kume
Natural history museums
Open air museums
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Kubota Ruins near Aizu Tadami Old Material Museum, Fukushima
Science museums
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Mushitec is about insects
Museum ships
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Cutty Sark in London, England -
Nippon maru in Yokohama harbor
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Museums" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 671-672.
- ↑ Alexander, Edward Porter et al. (2008). Museums in Motion: an Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums, p. 2; excerpt, "Douglas Alan, former director of the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh, said that 'a museum in its simplest form consists of a building to house collections of objects for inspection, study and enjoyment."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 International Council of Museums (ICOM), "Museum Definition"; retrieved 2012-6-26.
- ↑ Alexander, p. 2; excerpt, "The American Association of Museums ... defines 'a museum as an organized and permanent non-profit institution ... which organizes or utilizes tangible objects, cares for them, and exhibits them to the public on some regular schedule."
Further reading
- Simon, Nina K. (2010). Simon, Nina K. (2010). The Participatory Museum.
Other websites
Media related to Museums at Wikimedia Commons- International Council of Museums website
- Virtual Library Musems website
- Museums at the Open Directory Project
