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A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education, enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment." This definition is taken from the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Statutes.

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@elanaroth There is a P.O.D. service for prints that has often partnered with MOMA and other museums, maybe ask the MOMA who that is?
RedSofaLiterary (Red Sofa Literary) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:33:50 -0000
@elanaroth There is a P.O.D. service for prints that has often partnered with MOMA and other museums, maybe ask the MOMA who that is?
@melissa_d actually we can go ice skating tmr nite in union square after the museums we can eat down there.. And I emailed you back
deathbychoco (Flaemmchen ) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:32:12 -0000
@melissa_d actually we can go ice skating tmr nite in union square after the museums we can eat down there.. And I emailed you back
@britt_loar I'd look tangentially
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