The English "museum" comes from the Latin word, and is pluralized as "museums" (or rarely, "musea"). It is originally from the Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseion), which denotes a place or temple dedicated to the muses(the

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The purpose of modern museums is to collect, preserve, interpret, and display objects of artistic, cultural, or scientific significance for the study and educationof the public. From a visitor or community perspective, this purpose can also depend on one's point of view. A

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Ancient history
One of the oldest museums known is Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, built by Princess Ennigaldi in modern Iraq at the end of the

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The design of museums has evolved throughout history. However, museum planning involves planning the actual mission of the museum along with planning the space that

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Most mid-size and large museums employ exhibit designstaff for graphic and environmental design projects, including exhibitions. In addition to

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There is no definitive standard as to the set types of museums. Additionally, the museum landscape has become so varied, that it may not be sufficient to use traditional categories to comprehend fully the vast variety existing throughout the world. However, it may be

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The roles associated with the management of a museum largely depend on the size of the institution, but every museum has a hierarchy of governance with a Board of Trustees

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