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<blockquote>A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.<ref>[http://icom.museum/statutes.html#2 ICOM Statutes]</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.<ref>[http://icom.museum/statutes.html#2 ICOM Statutes]</ref></blockquote> | ||
==The Musaeum at Alexandria== | |||
The Musaeum complex, which included the famous [[Library of Alexandria]], was built to be a temple of the [[Muses]] and was aimed at the celebration and expansion of knowledge. It "hosted 30 scholars in residence; provided spaces and services to support research, discussion, performance and artistic expression; and was a magnet for scholars throughout the classical world."<ref>Sam Demas. 2005. From the Ashes of Alexandria: What’s Happening in the College Library? ''In'' Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space. Pp. 25-40. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The word "museum"originally comes from the Musaeum of Alexandria (in Greek : Μουσείον της Αλεξάνδρειας), which was founded in the third century B.C. by the Ptolemies and "was renowned throughout the ancient world as a haven for philosophers and scientists from throughout the Alexandrian empire." [1] Museums have undergone a number of transformations since the time of the Musaeum, taking on a variety of forms and serving several different functions. Today, the term encompasses a range of different institutions, all of which display collections of material of one sort or another for public consumption and the majority of which include as a part of their mission statements a component of educational outreach. According to the International Council of Museums:
A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.[2]
The Musaeum at Alexandria
The Musaeum complex, which included the famous Library of Alexandria, was built to be a temple of the Muses and was aimed at the celebration and expansion of knowledge. It "hosted 30 scholars in residence; provided spaces and services to support research, discussion, performance and artistic expression; and was a magnet for scholars throughout the classical world."[3]
References
- ↑ Paula Young Lee. 1997. "In the Name of the Museum." Museum Anthropology 20(2):7-14. Pp. 10.
- ↑ ICOM Statutes
- ↑ Sam Demas. 2005. From the Ashes of Alexandria: What’s Happening in the College Library? In Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space. Pp. 25-40. Washington, D.C.: Council on Library and Information Resources.