Museology

A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have non-exhibited collections that are used by researchers and specialists. Museums hold a wide range of objects and often focus on a particular theme, such as the arts, science, natural history, or local history. Museums that host exhibitions and interactive demonstrations are often tourist attractions, and many draw large numbers of visitors from outside of their host country, with the most visited muse

physical artifact or intangible attribute of a society inherited from past generations

annual international day observed on or around 18 May and coordinated by the International Council of Museums

thumb|"The Philatelist" (1929) by [[François Barraud]]

thumb|The Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Museology (also called museum studies or museum science) is the study of museums. It explores the history of museums and their role in society, as well as the activities they engage in, including curating, preservation, public programming, and education.

thumb|378x378px|1823 facsimile of the United States Declaration of Independence made by William Stone A facsimile (from Latin fac simile, "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in scale, color, condition, and other material qualities. For books and manuscripts, this also entails a complete copy of all pages; hence, an incomplete copy is a "partial facsimil

thumb|upright|Muses|Muse statue, a common scholarly motif in the Hellenistic age.

standardized set of metadata elements

acronym for "galleries, libraries, archives, and museums" that refers to cultural institutions that have access to knowledge as their mission

preservation of items of historical significance

process of restoring and/or conserving tangible cultural heritage, including artworks, architecture, archaeology, museum collections, partly or in full, to original state and/or condition, without changing constructive and/or characteristic elements

process of data preservation done by collecting and saving web content

furniture for display of objects

thumb|right|Replica of the Thor's hammer from [[Scania. The original find was created .]] A replica is an exact (usually 1:1 in scale) copy or remake of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without claiming to be identical. Copies or reproductions of documents, books, manuscripts, maps or art prints are called facsimiles.

archaeological sub-discipline based on natural science methodes

specialized field devoted to the education role of non-formal education spaces or museums

Bioarchaeology (osteoarchaeology, osteology or palaeo-osteology) in Europe describes the study of biological remains from archaeological sites. In the United States it is the scientific study of human remains from archaeological sites.

classification of archaeological artifacts according to their physical characteristics

broad range of activities undertaken by people with some training in the discipline of history who are generally working outside of specialized academic settings

historical walking trail in Boston, Massachusetts

20th-century art conservation project

vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage

marketplace of buyers and sellers trading in the commodities, services, and works-of-art commonly associated with the various arts

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tourism of sites relevant to cultural history

thumb|upright=1.35|Diana and Actaeon (Titian)|Diana and Actaeon by [[Titian has a full provenance covering its passage through several owners and four countries since it was painted for Philip II of Spain in the 1550s.]]

art looted, stolen, plundered, seized

artifact created or modified by humans which gives information about the culture of its creator and users

chemical degradation of old glass

communication of the meaning and context of cultural and natural heritage to the public

publication type or genre, catalog printed for an exhibition, sometimes in multiple languages if the exhibition is held in multiple countries or is internationally popular

set of purposely gathered physical or digital objects with some common characteristics

object identifiers used in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums

institution which has curatorial care over a collection and whose mission it is to preserve the collection for future generations

estimation of market value of works of art

display that represents the interior design and decorative art of a particular historical social setting

label describing an object exhibited in a museum

collection of historical art treasures belonging to a church

deterioration of mollusc shells specimens

exhibitions on the war crimes of the Wehrmacht

vocation; practice of managing cultural resources, such as the arts and heritage

process of overseeing a collection, including acquisition, curation, and deaccessioning

professional responsible for the preservation of artistic and cultural artifacts

state of fatigue caused by museum exhibits

African heritage in Western collections