Peter van Mensch schrieb:
> John, Christian, Peter, Doug, and others
>
> Yes, science (in its widest sense) and theory are different concepts, but
> when I stated that museum theory should be equated with museology, I was
> referring to something else. As theology is not the study of churches,
> pedagogics not the study of schools, and medical science not the study of
> hospitals, museology is not (or should not be) the study of museums.

>>>>>You are right. But very often people not interested so much in theory
-isms, beliefs and  science, are mixing it asking "Why I do need a science to
run (or work within) a museum?". Kenneth Hudson is one of them.
>
> Yes, I agree that an important task of (theoretical) museology is to clarify
> concepts (yes, in a dynamic perspective). To clarify this point a few
> examples from my own country (the Netherlands).
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Your example from the netherlands makes very clear, what museology
is good for...
>
>Dr. Christian Mueller-Straten

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