the International Council of Museum (ICOM) Statutes, adopted during the 21st General Conference in Vienna, Austria, in 2007: ‘A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.’ Obviously it is vital that the national museums and galleries, set up over…
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