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Museums serve to educate the public. They accomplish this by collecting, preserving, interpreting and displaying items of artistic, cultural and scientific importance. Additionally, museums can also be the means of entertainment. A museum community is seen by the leadership as an economic growth tool due to the revenue that museums earn and employment for members of the community. On the other hand, a museum is viewed by professionals as a way of educating the public on history and environmentalism.
Many large museums like the Smithsonian Institution are respected research centres. However, research is not their main purpose currently. Museums focus on the interpretation of artefacts, their protection and preservation for future generations. All artefacts displayed in museums are important to our culture, that is why a lot of expertise, care and expenses are invested towards preserving these artefacts. The purposes of museums vary from one museum to another. While some are for education purpose, others are specifically for preservation. For instance, in the 1970s, the Canada Science and Technology Museum had the sole purpose of preservation of exhibits. They displayed objects as well as their functions. One exhibit featured a historic printing press that a staff member used for visitors to create museum memorabilia.In addition, some museums are different in that they can accommodate larger audiences while other smaller ones like the state museum can only cater for smaller visitors. Museums can be themed depending on the requirements outlined in the mission statement. The fragility of artefacts is the cause for restrictions of having physical contacts with the artefacts in the museum. Tampering with some artefacts may decline their value.
The most visited museums include:
National museum of China in Beijing, China
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, United States
Vatican Museums, Vatican City in Italy, Rome
National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, United States
Tate Modern Museum in London, United Kingdom
British Museum in London, United Kingdom
National Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Natural History Museum in London, United Kingdom London
American Museum of Natural History, New York City, United States
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. United States
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. United States
China Science and Technology Museum, Beijing, China
State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Zhejiang Museum, Hangzhou, China
National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. United States
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, China
A performance venue extraordinaire, the Neoclassical Romanian Athenaeum is the home of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra.
Romania
First opened in 1906, the history of this highly-regarded folk museum was interrupted in the 20th century by the Communist regime, but it reopened in 1990 no more than six weeks after Ceaușescu died.
Romania
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 45 kilometers northwest of Madrid, was the summer home of Spain's kings, and in 1563, work was begun here on a huge complex, which would include a monastery, church, royal palace, mausoleum, library, and museum.
Spain
The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is the largest art and cultural museum in the world, with more than 3 million items in its collection—only a fraction of which are on display in its 360 rooms.
Russia
Displaying one of the most comprehensive collections of paintings in the world, the National Gallery is London's second-most visited museum
London, England
United Kingdom
The Prado alone ranks with the world's top art museums for the riches of its collections
Spain
The spectacular Hofburg Palace in Vienna was for centuries the seat of Austria's monarchy, the powerful Habsburgs. Now the President conducts state business in the same rooms that once belonged to Emperor Joseph II.
Austria
The southwestern Finnish town of Turku, the country's oldest town and until 1812 its capital, lies on the Gulf of Bothnia, at the mouth of the Aurajoki River.
Finland
At the southern end of Argentina, Patagonia is famous for its spectacular landscapes: a dramatic mix of the Andes and long stretches of plains and plateaus. Most adventures here start in Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city.
Argentina
The Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) in Stockholm is Sweden's most popular museum and now attracts around a million visitors annually. More than 20 million people have visited since the museum opened in 1990, and it's not hard to see why.
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Stockholms Lan
Sweden