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THE DEFINITION OF MUSEUM
The dictionary says:
institution dedicated to the acquisition, preservation, study and exhibition of objects of value to science, for art, for culture or for the development of human knowledge: art museum, archaeological museum. / / Building or premises for the exhibition, properly ordered, of these objects. / / Building used for the study of literature, science and liberal arts. / / Fig place where there are many works of art.

The definition of "art" is another, and had its own history. Recall that at the time of the first definitions of ICOM (International Council of Museums, UNESCO-dependent), was only 2 years old who had finished 2nd. World War devastated museums, and heritage destroyed, sold or stolen, and it was recently established UNESCO (November de1945).
To define the museum, ICOM (year 1946) believed - and believes - that was based on certain characteristics, both economic and functional and social. Let us briefly
chronological journey through the "official" definition.

0. ICOM was created in May 1946, a year after the UNESCO.

1. Article 3 of the Statutes of ICOM, 1947, provided that the ICOM:

"recognizes the quality of any institution museum preserves and presents permanent collections of cultural or scientific basis for study, education and delight. "

2. In 1951, Article II said

"The word museum refers to all permanent institution here, given the general interest with a view to preserving, studying, evaluating, by various means and essentially expose for pleasure and education of the public a set of items of cultural value: collections of art objects, historical, scientific and technical, botanical gardens and zoos, aquariums ... "and" shall be treated as public libraries, museums and centers of files containing the permanent showrooms. "

3. In 1961, Title II, Article 3 makes clear:

" The ICOM Museum recognizes the quality of any institution which has sets of cultural property for conservation purposes, study, education and delectation.

4. In 1968 there is another change. Title II, Article 3 is amended as follows:

"ICOM Museum recognizes the quality of all permanent institution that preserves and presents collections of objects of cultural or scientific research purposes, pleasure and delight. "

Currently, in its view, an international NGO, founded in 1946 under the auspices of UNESCO, and its statutes approved by the 16 General Assembly of the Hague Convention of 1989 and amended by the General Assembly of Stavanger 18 (Norway), 1995, as set out in Article 2:

"A museum is a permanent institution, non-profit, serving the society and its development, and open to the public , which deals with the acquisition, conservation, research, information transmission and display of material evidence of individuals and their environment for study, education and recreation. "

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As you can see, there are several functions to be performed by the museum:

1) retain all expressions of human activity and natural
2) to investigate the cultural heritage;
3) educate humanity;
4) entertain the leisure of man.

To view the "official word" of ICOM:

http://icom.museum/definition_spa.html

Bibliography:
ALONSO, L. (1993) Museology. Introduction to the theory and practice of the museum. Madrid. Isthmus, Ed
HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ, F. (1994) Manual of museology. Madrid. Synthesis, Ed
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