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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RT @gapersblock: Free to Learn: Staying on budget should never mean missing out on Chicago's magnificent museums. Thankfully, The Lo... ...
Method606 (Vic Sanchez) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:54:01 -0000
RT @gapersblock: Free to Learn: Staying on budget should never mean missing out on Chicago's magnificent museums. Thankfully, The Lo... ...
@TedHope curators of what? I am loathe to use that word for anything but museums and museum quality content :)
leslie (Leslie Poston) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:52:28 -0000
@TedHope curators of what? I am loathe to use that word for anything but museums and museum quality content :)
@hamish_keith @Artsndmylife I refuse to pay on principle. Ak Museum is paid by rates etc. govts should fund museums. What hv u heard, HK?
Knhannah (Kate Hannah) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:43:24 -0000
@hamish_keith @Artsndmylife I refuse to pay on principle. Ak Museum is paid by rates etc. govts should fund museums. What hv u heard, HK?
Goal #1: visit as many manga museums as possible. Already been to Tezuka Museum. Need to find more.
GTebbetts (Geoff Tebbetts) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:41:21 -0000
Goal #1: visit as many manga museums as possible. Already been to Tezuka Museum. Need to find more.
RT @UncleRUSH: Spell check spelled Muslims, museums for me. Gotta watch them :-). Anyhow jews fighting islamophobia. and Muslims fightin ...
shaz2011 (shazawati mohammad) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:25:45 -0000
RT @UncleRUSH: Spell check spelled Muslims, museums for me. Gotta watch them :-). Anyhow jews fighting islamophobia. and Muslims fightin ...
Just for all my Chicagoland friends - free days through 2010 in Chicago museums: http://is.gd/5MpJG
Knapsack (Jeff Gill) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:12:56 -0000
Just for all my Chicagoland friends - free days through 2010 in Chicago museums: http://is.gd/5MpJG

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