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A museum is a building or institution that houses and cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in smaller cities, towns and even the countryside. Early museums began as the private collections of wealthy individuals, families or institutions of art and rare or curious natural objects and artifacts. The museums of ancient times, such as the Musaeum of Alexandria, would be equivalent to a modern graduate institute. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Do you think that public "Museums of Religion" might be informative and useful additions to society just as "Natural History" and "Science and Industry" museums have been? Would "Museums of Religion" be popular? Would they add to or subtract from the richness of culture? And, if they were established, what effect do you think museums of this type might have on shaping public and political change? . Asked by r u randy - Mon Dec 8 12:28:26 2008 - - 22 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think it would be interesting. Answered by t_a_m_i_l - Mon Dec 8 12:33:21 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "museums" |
