There's been an "official" definition of museum for a long time...
 
http://icom.museum/definition.html 
 
 
 
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>>> Guzel duChateau <[log in to unmask]> 7/29/2009 12:58 PM >>>
The Center for the Future of Museums blog just reopened the question of
whether the field needs an official definition for *museum* and what
that would be. Does it include museum that don*t own or use collections?
How about virtual museums? For-profits? Broad input invited. Check out:
http://tinyurl.com/cccpc8


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