Estimado Jacques Perot:
Considero que la discusion sobre la definicion de la
institucion museo debe contemplar las siguientes
premisas:
1. Que es una institucion eminentemente educativa y un
producto de la creacion cultural de la comunidad.
2. Que la educacion que propone debe responder a las
necesidades e intereses de su comunidad creadora en
primer instancia.
3. Que sus objetivos son la investigacion, proteccion,
conservacion, restauracion y difusion del patrimonio
cultural y natural de la comunidad a que pertenece.
4. Que debe tener como mision "concientizar
conciencias", desde el punto de vista de la educacion
popular, a partir de un proceso integral de
investigacion participativa.
5. Que debe contribuir en los procesos de
tranformacion  social para la dignificacion de la
cultura de los pueblos.
6. Que debe ser parte integral del desarrollo
sustentable de la sociedad.
7. Que constituye una relacion dialectica entre
territorio, patrimonio y comunidad.
8. Que representa un campo experimental de permanente
innovacion en materia de conservacion y exhibicion del
patrimonio cultural de los pueblos.
9. Que debe mantener por siempre su condición de "no
lucrativa" pero al servicio del desrrollo material y
espiritual de los pueblos.
10. Que la institucion museo es parte integrante de la
politica cultural, artistica y ambiental de los
gobiernos modernos y democraticos con apertura a la
iniciativa privada y a la sociedad civil en su
conjunto.

Reciba un fraternal saludo.
Antrop. Raul Andres Mendez Lugo.
Presidente de MINOM-ICOM

--- Jacques Perot <[log in to unmask]>
escribió: > Dear Geoffrey,
> your approach of the definition of museums is very
> interesting and clear
> and an excellent base for discussion.
> I was going to suggest, reading Gary's definition,
> that if we want to
> define the museum with one of its missions,
> for instance education, we miss other types of
> missions and we place the
> museum as one of the educational
> institutions without stressing enough its essence,
> missions and role.
> Jacques Perot
>
> At 12:07 08/10/03 +0100, Geoffrey Lewis a écrit:
> >The work of the Ethics Committee and, I guess,  in
> defining membership
> >eligibility in ICOM is far more about the
> activities constituting a museum
> >rather than a building, institution or organisation
> that may or may not be a
> >museum. I think therefore we have to be more
> radical in our approach
> >todefining the term "museum".  To use the term as
> an adjective, however,
> >would be etymologically incorrect. There is,
> however, good precedent in both
> >English and French for its use in the context of a
> collection - the reason
> >for these activities.
> >
> >I suggest the following definition, therefore, to
> develop argument on this
> >basis:
> >
> >Museum: A knowledge base of the tangible and
> intangible evidence of the
> >cultural and natural inheritance of humanity.  Such
> a collection, normally
> >in the form of objects or specimens, preserves,
> promotes and presents this
> >heritage for the benefit of society and its
> development on a non-profit,
> >permanent basis. A museum is also a place, real or
> virtual, to which the
> >public have access to benefit from such activities.
> >
> >Geoffrey Lewis
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Gary Edson" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 3:50 PM
> >Subject: Definition of a Museum
> >
> >
> > > Colleagues:
> > >
> > > 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?
> > >
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Gary Edson
> > >
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