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Famous museums

The oldest known museum was Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, a private collection that was collected by Princess Ennigaldi and dated from 530BC.
Museums started opening for the public in the Renaissance. The oldest public collection of art is the Capitoline Museum. It began in 1471 with a donation of sculptures by Pope Sixtus IV to people of Rome.
The oldest museum in the United Kingdom opened in 1660. It is the Royal Armories in the Tower of London.
The private collection of Sir Hans Sloane was a basis for the British Museum in London and founded in 1753.

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History of Museums - From Oldest to Modern Museums

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Alternative forms of museums

Over time, museums expanded to accommodate different types of artefacts.

Museum

A museum is a place and an institution that collects, maintains and interprets valuable articles of human history and nature and makes them available for viewing to the general public.

The meaning of "museum"

The word "museum" comes from Ancient Greek "mouseion" which meant "seat of Muses." It was used as a place for contemplation.
In Rome, "museum" was a place used for philosophical discussions.
In the 15th century, the word "museum" was used to describe the collection of Lore...