Question

Give the definition of museum. How did the idea of museum develop in the indian context?

Answer 1

museum- a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic or culture interest are stored and exhibited.

Answer 2

Answer:

A museum is a place in which aesthetic, scientific, culturally significant, and scientific things are preserved and displayed.

Explanation

• A museum is a non-profit institution for the public and is dedicated to the advancement of society that researches, communicates, shows, conserves, and acquires the intangible and tangible legacy of humanity and its environment for the purposes of enjoyment, education, and study.
• The Asiatic Society of Bengal, founded by Sir William Jones in 1784, gave birth to the Indian Museum.
• Members of the Asiatic Society proposed the idea of a museum in 1796 as a place where accumulated man-made and natural things might be maintained, cared for, and shown.