##  [Museum](/index.php/museum) 

  ##  [Museum](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/museum-0) 

  

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**Humanities & Arts Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A public or institutional facility that acquires, documents, preserves and interprets artworks and related cultural objects for long‑term stewardship and public access; museums operate under policies of collection care, provenance research and interpretive programming distinct from venues focused primarily on temporary presentation or commercial exchange.