From the AAM Directory: "To be eligible to participate in the
accreditation program, a museum must be a legally organized nonprofit
institution essentially educational in nature, with professional staff,
which owns or utilizes tangible objects, cares for them, and exhibits
them to the public on some regular schedule.

John Chadwick wrote:
>
> I seem to remember that there is AAM had, at one time, amd maybe still
> does, an official definition of a museum. It included a collection, public
> access, regular hours, etc.
>
> Does anyone have a source for this definition?
>
> Thanks,
>
> john chadwick
>
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