On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, Vanda Bushfield wrote:

> Perhaps ICOM and AAM's very limited definition of what makes
> something a "Museum" is an idea worth discussing.

AAM 's definition does permit museums without collections, however they
must "utilize tangilbe objects, care for them and exhibit them to the
public on some regular schedule." This covers hands-on museums such as
many children's museums and science centers that do not collect objects
in the traditional sense.

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