Ross Weeks research. wrote:

> There are many fine museums on university campuses that serve academic
>
> interests and yet rarely have visitors.   Historically, from that
> "first
> day" a museum was born, I believe it existed to maintain & study a
> collection, e.g., the Ashmolean at Oxford University.  In this day and
> age,
> the Ashmolean has numerous visitors...but hasn't really changed its
> original purpose, so far as I know.

Dear Ross,

But the museums in university are there for research, or not ?
And the researcher, isn't him a visitor?

Rachid