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museum

vr.tr.museum · PHY.PLC

Let an agent handle museums by collection, location, visiting information, accessibility and collection ethics.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle museums by collection, location, visiting information, accessibility and collection ethics.

An institution that collects, preserves, researches and exhibits objects of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific importance for the public; related venues include visitor centres and science centres.

What it is for: Preserving heritage and making it accessible for education and enjoyment.

It can be visit exhibitions; search the collection online; request research access; donate or lend objects.

Distinguishing features

Collects and preserves objects

Open to the public

Not-for-profit in the ICOM definition

Faces provenance and restitution questions

What it looks like

Buildings with galleries, displays and stores; some are outdoor or virtual.

How it is recognised

Museum name and type

Accreditation or membership such as ICOM

Visitor centres are related venues without collections

Related models

is a kind of - category

GLAM institution and venue

holds - objects

collection

is related to - GLAM

library and archive

is guided by - standard

ICOM Code of Ethics

In practice

Families and kinds

art museums

history and archaeology museums

science and technology museums

natural history museums

specialist museums and visitor centres

Identifiers

ISIL International Standard Identifier for Libraries and related organisations institution id

Standards and regulation

ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums

National museum accreditation schemes

Cultural property and restitution law

Failure modes and hazards

Objects with unclear provenance

Inaccessible buildings

Damage to fragile objects

Also called

visitor centerscientific, technic and industrial culture centerfurniture museumTourist information pointecotourism visitor centerNational Park Service visitor centercreationist museumart museumhistoric house museummuseum estatemill museumselfie museumMadrids museersingle-artist museumprivate art museumcontemporary art museumfolk art museumuniversity art museumDali museumscomics museumphotographic art gallerypicture book museumhorological museumsculpture museumcalligraphy museumtreasure hallstained glass museumdepartment-store art museumkunsthallemosaics museumarchaeological museumnational gallerymuseum of Asian artonline art gallerycircus museumtapestry museummuseum of modern artartist's-home museumminka-enwriter's home

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.museum

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Institution Which museum.

Identity and type.

Identity

Name and location.

Identity

Museum identity.

  1. Which museum, where, and who runs it? provenance
  2. Is it accredited? provenance

Collection

Holdings.

Collection

Collection.

  1. What does the collection cover? definition
  2. Is it searchable online? provenance
Visiting Practical information.

Visitors need practical data.

Hours and tickets

Opening.

Hours

Hours and tickets.

  1. When is it open, and what does entry cost? measurement
  2. Is booking needed? action

Access

Accessibility.

Access

Accessibility.

  1. Is the building accessible, and what access services exist? boundary
  2. Are there quiet hours or tactile tours? definition
Ethics Provenance.

Collections carry histories.

Provenance

Object histories.

Provenance

Provenance.

  1. Is the provenance of this object documented? provenance
  2. Is it subject to a restitution claim? boundary

Care

Conservation.

Care

Conservation.

  1. How are objects conserved? definition
  2. What conditions are needed? measurement
Research Access for study.

Museums support research.

Research access

Stores.

Research

Research access.

  1. How can researchers access objects or archives? action
  2. What rules apply? boundary

Images

Reproduction.

Images

Image rights.

  1. Can images of objects be reused? boundary
  2. Under which licence? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should museum types be separate entries?
  • How should collections be linked?
  • How should visitor centres be separated?
Draft as JSON