• An inventory is an itemized list of objects that a museum has accessioned or received via loan(s) and must be physically located by an examiner. A complete...
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    A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and/or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of...
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    permanently removed from a museum's collection to sell it or otherwise dispose of it. The process undertaken by a museum to deaccession a work involves...
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  • In the context of libraries and archives, an inventory refers to a detailed list or record of the items, materials, or resources held within a collection...
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    A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions, education, research, etc. This...
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    display in a stately home, it may be recorded in an inventory – for example, the Lumley inventory. The painting may also have been noticed by a visitor...
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    The Inventory Stela (also known as Stela of Khufu's Daughter) is an ancient Egyptian commemorative tablet dating to the 26th Dynasty (c. 670 BC). It was...
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    item-by-item survey. General condition surveys can be part of a library inventory. Selection for treatment determines the survival of materials and should...
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    Display case (category Museum design)
    display objects for viewing. A display case may appear in an exhibition, museum, retail store, restaurant, or house. Often, labels are included with the...
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    (including contemporary art, literature, technology, and documents) in museums, libraries, archives and private collections. The primary goal of collections...
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