Dear John,

there's a AAM definition in Burcaw (1973): Introduction to museum studies,
but I guess there should be a newer edition.

I'm interested in getting a newer definition too.

Regards
Werner Schweibenz
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On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, John Chadwick wrote:

> I seem to remember that there is AAM had, at one time, amd maybe still
> does, an official definition of a museum. It included a collection, public
> access, regular hours, etc.
>
> Does anyone have a source for this definition?
>
> Thanks,
>
> john chadwick
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