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Museums
If you are not sure what a museum is, or are unsure why the Baie-Comeau museum exists, the government has info for you. Maybe you think that your art should be displayed in a Baie-Comeau museum? Here, you can learn why museums are funded by the government, and how you can visit the local Baie-Comeau museum.
Museums collect and care for objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance and make them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most museums offer programs and activities for a range of audiences, including adults, children and families. There are governmental museums, non-governmental or nonprofit museums, and privately-owned or family museums.
Museums generally concentrate on a particular subject, and most belong to one or more of the following categories:
- Fine arts or applied arts
- Archaeology
- Anthropology and ethnology
- History:
- Cultural history
- Military history
- Natural history
- Science
- Technology
- Children's museums
Here's a list of U.S. government museums You may also wish to view a list of the National Museum of American History's Online Exhibitions
Courtesy of USA.gov.
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