Comments on: What is a Museum? http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/ by Tom Scheinfeldt Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:11:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: >Wish List for Art Museums in Second Life « Pilar Gonzalo http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-10334 >Wish List for Art Museums in Second Life « Pilar Gonzalo Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:21:32 +0000 http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/#comment-10334 [...] the nature and current role of museums, we find very interesting Tom Scheinfeldt’s reflections on Foundhistory and Bridget McKenzie’s comment in the Museums Computer Group mailing [...] [...] the nature and current role of museums, we find very interesting Tom Scheinfeldt’s reflections on Foundhistory and Bridget McKenzie’s comment in the Museums Computer Group mailing [...]

]]> By: Ruth Kerr http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-9099 Ruth Kerr Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:46:35 +0000 http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/#comment-9099 The UK Museums Association has a great agreed definition of a museum. Basically, a museum is somewhere that collects, cares for and interprets artefacts. Museums have been around for longer than 400 years. Many people believe that in the 6thC BC Babylonian city of Ur, the King?s daughter was a priestess and teacher in the temple. Excavation of the archaeological site showed the room next to temple had collection of artefacts, inscriptions of 21stC BC tablets ? evidence of a museum for the school. The Tradescant's museum (later the collection in the Ashmolean, Oxford Uni) was a private collection but I believe it was specifically used to generate an income from admissions - as many museums do today. The UK Museums Association has a great agreed definition of a museum. Basically, a museum is somewhere that collects, cares for and interprets artefacts.

Museums have been around for longer than 400 years. Many people believe that in the 6thC BC Babylonian city of Ur, the King?s daughter was a priestess and teacher in the temple. Excavation of the archaeological site showed the room next to temple had collection of artefacts, inscriptions of 21stC BC tablets ? evidence of a museum for the school.

The Tradescant’s museum (later the collection in the Ashmolean, Oxford Uni) was a private collection but I believe it was specifically used to generate an income from admissions – as many museums do today.

]]> By: Coudal http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Coudal Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:32:02 +0000 http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/#comment-16 Good idea. We were glad to take part in the story but found the 'museum/not a museum" angle a bit overdone. However all is forgiven by the "Hellll-o Baby" section at the end of the NPR story. Thanks for paying attention. Jim Good idea. We were glad to take part in the story but found the ‘museum/not a museum” angle a bit overdone. However all is forgiven by the “Hellll-o Baby” section at the end of the NPR story. Thanks for paying attention. Jim

]]> By: Tom Scheinfeldt http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Tom Scheinfeldt Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:18:30 +0000 http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/#comment-15 I agree wholeheartedly. At some point I'll have to return to the subject and consider the MOOM on its own merits. I agree wholeheartedly. At some point I’ll have to return to the subject and consider the MOOM on its own merits.

]]> By: Tim Brixius http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Tim Brixius Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:54:15 +0000 http://www.foundhistory.org/2006/09/18/what-is-a-museum/#comment-14 No apologies needed. I found the whole "what constitutes a museum?" angle of the story a bit odd. They should have spent less time discussing semantics and more time highlighting some of the sites that make up MOOM. No apologies needed. I found the whole “what constitutes a museum?” angle of the story a bit odd. They should have spent less time discussing semantics and more time highlighting some of the sites that make up MOOM.

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