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A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of 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", as defined by the International Council of Museums. The UK Museums Association definition (adopted 1998) is: “ Museums enable people to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. They are institutions that collect, safeguard and make accessible artifacts and specimens, which they hold in trust for society. ”There are tens of thousands of museums all over the world. The museums of ancient times, such as the Musaeum of Alexandria, would be equivalent to a modern graduate institute. The modern meaning of the word can be traced to the Museum of Pergamon in Anatolia, which displayed artwork. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  lietuvos.net 465px x 620px | 64.20kB [source page] 24 03 2004 england london museums 0030 0021 jpg  lietuvos.net 465px x 620px | 64.00kB [source page] 24 03 2004 england london museums 0030 0057 jpg  lietuvos.net 465px x 620px | 36.40kB [source page] 24 03 2004 england london museums 0030 0031 jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "Museums"  visitwinchestervirginia.com admin Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:43:57 GM Attractions Events Annual Events November Events October Events September Events Family Entertainment Historic Civil War Sites Historic Sites . Museums. Nearby Towns Parks and Recreation ...  leicestershiremuseums.wordpress.com sriddlesworth Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:46:05 GM Leicestershire . Museums. . Leicestershire . Museums. Services are run by Leicestershire County Council Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter. Blog Stats. 7622 Visits so far! Locations of visitors to this page wordpress hit counter ...  trendhunter.com unknown Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:39:59 GM Modern Art is Somewhere Over the Rainbow at Brandhorst . Museum. (VIDEO): The rainbow-hued Brandhorst . Museum. in Munich, Germany houses a substantial private collec. From Google Blog Search: "Museums"  news.google.com New York Times A committee charged with examining the future of Brandeis University's Rose Art Museum which the school's trustees voted in January to ... Report urges Brandeis to keep Rose open to the public Boston Globe Committee on the Future of the Rose Art Museum releases final report Justice all 14 news articles » news.google.com In-Forum Saturday and Sunday The Fargo-Moorhead area has a number of galleries and museums that showcase art year round, but the best opportunity to see how art is ... and more » news.google.com The Republican - MassLive.com Republican photo by MARK M. MURRAY From left, project Architect Brian DeVriese, Project Coordinator for the Museum and Trustee J. ... Different look today for History Museum News-Leader.com Museum reaches 2 milestones The Republican - MassLive.com all 5 news articles » From Google News Search: "Museums" Which museums do you suggest to visit in Amsterdam and what else to do in Amsterdam? Q. There are a lot of museums in Amsterdam. Except Van Gogh and Madamme Tussoud, I dont have any idea about the rest. Which museums do you suggest to visit? Except visiting museum and boat tour do you have any sugessions to do if you have only 3 days? Asked by __A_YAHOO_USER__ - Tue Aug 11 08:00:40 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. The three big museums are the Rijksmuseum (17th century oil paintings), the van Gogh Museum (most famous 19th century painter), and the Anne Frank house (hiding place of this Jewish girl in WW2). A new museum that I love is the Hermitage, a cooperation with a Russian museum in St. Petersburg. More on Answered by Arjen - Wed Aug 12 07:41:11 2009 Can you recommend me some museums in Seoul? Q. I've already been to the folk museum.Which other museums are worth visiting? I like history and ancient art, crafts very much. Also, is there a railways museum? Asked by Princess Kushinada - Sat Sep 27 05:24:48 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. The National Museum of Korea is one of the largest museums in Asia and it's filled with all kinds of relics, arts and crafts from throughout Korea's long history. Answered by Mojitos are Yummy - Mon Sep 29 00:06:16 2008 Did you know that the Iraq war destroyed priceless artifacts from Iraqi museums?
Q. Artifacts that dated back to Mesopotamia. In fact the only Ministry of Iraq that did not get looted by rioters was the Oil ministry. Go figure. The looting of Iraqi museums has been equated to a modern day burning of the Library of Alexandria. Asked by los sombrero - Fri Jul 10 11:37:45 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. I heard that those artifacts depicted the existence of extraterrestrials that once roamed the Earth and f***ed up the human race's DNA, and that those artifacts were stolen for that reason. Answered by Balvinder - Fri Jul 10 17:18:23 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Museums"
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Some Victorian Art in London