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What, if Anything, Is a Museum?

January 1, 2011 | Public Programs, Exhibitions

In this article, Eugene Dillenburg, Assistant Professor of Museum Studies and Scholar at Michigan State University, seeks a universal definition for a museum, noting that the term nowadays describes institutions representing a broad range of sizes and disciplines. Dillenburg provides examples from museum literature and deconstructs these definitions to conclude that exhibits are the defining feature of the museum. He goes on to define exhibits and remarks that exhibits are museums' "one irreplaceable feature."

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    Michigan State University
  • Citation

    Publication Name: Exhibitionist
    Volume: 30
    Number: 1
    Page Number: 8
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Education and learning science
    Audience: Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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