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A '''museum''' is a place or an institution that collects and displays items within one or more subject areas, such as natural science or visual art, usually to some degree for the purpose of education.

A '''museum''' is a place or an institution that collects and displays items within one or more subject areas, such as natural science or visual art, usually for the purpose of education.

A more precise definition is found in the [http://icom.museum/statutes.html statutes] of the International Council of Museums: "A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, and open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, material evidence of people and their environment."

According to the definition of the [http://icom.museum/statutes.html International Council of Museums]: ''"A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, and open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, material evidence of people and their environment."''