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Museums
A museum (/mjuˈziːəm/; myoo-zee-um) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and some public museums makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in smaller cities, towns and even the countryside. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. The goal of serving researchers is increasingl
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We passed hieroglyphic scrolls, gold jewelry, sarcophagi, statues of pharaohs, and huge chunks of limestone. Why would someone display a rock? Aren't there enough of those in the world?
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― The Red Pyramid
― The Red Pyramid
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Museums are secular churches . . . and to steal there is blasphemous.
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― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
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