Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The discipline of museum design, organization, and management.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of arranging and managing museums. Also
musœology .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
design ,organization , andmanagement ofmuseums .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But if you want to run a museum then a vocational qualification in museology might be better.
Academic and Vocational Qualifications - what's the difference? Jonathan 2006
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But if you want to run a museum then a vocational qualification in museology might be better.
Archive 2006-12-01 Jonathan 2006
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Our cooperation agreements with a number of countries have given us access to important skills such as museology and curating.
Minister of Arts & Culture Z. Pallo Jordan, Budget Vote Speech, Room E249, Parliament, Cape Town 2008
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Kahn & Selesnick: Mars - Adrift on the Hourglass Sea | Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick's work lies at the intersection of historical fact, apocalyptic future and nerdy museology.
Bill Bush: Drawing on Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 23-29) Bill Bush 2011
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Kahn & Selesnick: Mars - Adrift on the Hourglass Sea | Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick's work lies at the intersection of historical fact, apocalyptic future and nerdy museology.
Bill Bush: Drawing on Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 23-29) Bill Bush 2011
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Kahn & Selesnick: Mars - Adrift on the Hourglass Sea | Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick's work lies at the intersection of historical fact, apocalyptic future and nerdy museology.
Bill Bush: Drawing on Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 23-29) Bill Bush 2011
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Kahn & Selesnick: Mars - Adrift on the Hourglass Sea | Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick's work lies at the intersection of historical fact, apocalyptic future and nerdy museology.
Bill Bush: Drawing on Experience: This Artweek.LA (May 23-29) Bill Bush 2011
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Gover's idea for a more cogent narrative sounds like he is planning to take the museum in the direction of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is gathering a collection geared toward a narrative-driven museology.
How can the American Latino Museum best answer the call of the Mall? 2010
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The goals included: educational - a connection to Jewish heritage, parental involvements, museology, improve writing and research skills; institutional - high quality images so people can see what they're looking at; privacy of students; motivation of students.
Archive 2008-04-01 Mia 2008
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The goals included: educational - a connection to Jewish heritage, parental involvements, museology, improve writing and research skills; institutional - high quality images so people can see what they're looking at; privacy of students; motivation of students.
Notes from 'User-Generated Content' session at MW2008 Mia 2008
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