Collection (museum)
SET OF PURPOSEFULLY GATHERED PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL OBJECTS WITH SOME COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
Museum collection; Art collection; Deacquisitioning; Deacquisition; Art Collection; Museum collections; Art collections; Digital collection; Collection (artwork); Collection (museology); Permanent collection
A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for [education], [[research, etc. This differentiates it from an archive or library, where the contents may be more paper-based, replaceable and less exhibition oriented, or a private collection of art formed by an individual, family or institution that may grant no public access.