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Public institution dedicated to preserving and interpreting the primary tangible evidence of humans and their environment.
Types of museums include general (multidisciplinary) museums, natural-history museums, science and technology museums, history museums, and art museums. In Roman times the word referred to a place devoted to scholarly occupation (see British Museum , Louvre , and Uffizi Gallery . By the early 19th century the granting of public access to formerly private collections had become common. What followed for the next 100 years was the worldwide founding of museums intended for the public. In the 20th century, museums have broadened their roles as educational facilities, sources of leisure activity, and information centres. Many sites of historical or scientific significance have been developed as museums. Museum attendance has increased greatly, often attracted by "blockbuster" exhibitions, though museums have had to become more financially resourceful due to constraints in public funding.
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Alexandria Museum of
Old Museum of Painting
American Museum of Natural History
British Museum
Getty Museum J. Paul
Guggenheim Museum Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Hermitage museum
Louvre Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Vatican Museums and Galleries