Has anyone explored the tax rules for museum workers deducting the costs to visit museums? 

I'm about to embark on international travel and expect to visit quite a few museums and historic sites. I'm not asking about deducting travel costs: the IRS is strict about business v. pleasure when traveling abroad, and this is otherwise a pleasure trip. But there's no question that visiting museums contributes to my abilities as a museum exhibit developer, and I also take photographs to use in teaching.

(It's possible the answers I seek are somewhere on the interwebs, but the keywords "museum," "taxes," and "deduction" return a haystack of information about soliciting donations.)

Thank you!

Cait

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