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Re: What makes a Museum?
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Andy Finch <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Tue, 23 Apr 1996 09:49:12 -0400
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On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, CarolM5397 wrote:

> Recently learned from someone who ought to know that an instituition may
> legitimately call itself a Museum even thought they have no collection.
> Supposedly elements of the defininition came from the AAM.

According to both the AAM Accreditation Commission and the IMS, a museum
doesn't have to have a collection.  Rather, it has to utilize tangible
objects for an educational purpose.

Conversely, having a collection doesn't necessarily make you a museum.

Realizing that there are continual battles on this, the usual disclaimers
apply.

Andy Finch
AAM Government Affairs
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