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And what about intangible heritage ?
Floris
(Floris Guntenaar, museumdepot.org foundation)
>Gary,
>I like the gerneral approach for its directness and simplicity but
>"...and often objects..."???
>Isn't this a bit like saying that a vegetable market it a
>nutritional outlet that has stalls, awnings and often vegetables.
>Museums without objects are clearly the exception and their status
>is still a matter to be resolved. It seems to me that collections
>of objects are at the very heart of what makes museum education
>unique and therefore they deserve a far stonger position in the
>definition.
>Milton
>(Milton Bloch)
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>>>> [log in to unmask] 10/07/03 10:50AM >>>
>Colleagues:
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>The following is one of the definition that has been suggested. What are
>your thoughts about this idea. Does it adequately describe a "museum," or
>is it too broad, too limiting, too inclusive, or too exclusive?
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>A MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC BY
>INTERPRETING SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND/OR NATURAL HERITAGE THROUGH
>THE USE OF A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND OFTEN OBJECTS. MUSEUMS THAT
>HOLD COLLECTIONS CARE FOR THEM AS A PUBLIC TRUST AND PRESERVE THEM
>FOR THE FUTURE.
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>Gary Edson
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