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MUSEUM Definition & Legal Meaning

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A building or institution for the cultivation of science or the exhibition of curiosities or works of art. The term “museum” embraces not only collections of curiosities for the entertain- ment of the sight but also such as would interest, amuse, and instruct the mind. Bos- tick v. Purdy, 5 Stew. & P. (Ala.) 109. MUSSA 800 MUTUS ET SURDUS

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