Colleagues,

My direct and quick response is that this very defintion is too broad.

With regards
Lilja Árnadóttir
ICOM Iceland



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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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