State the types of museums. (Answer in 15 to 20 words)
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Currently museography is essentially defined as the practical or applied aspect of museology, that is to say the techniques which have been developed to fulfil museal operations, in particular with regard to the planning and fitting out of the museum premises, conservation, restoration, security and exhibition. In contrast to museology, the word museography has long been used to identify the practical activities associated with museums. The term is regularly used in the French-speaking world, but rarely in the English-speaking one, where museum practice is preferred. Many museologists from Central and Eastern Europe have used the term applied museology, that is to say, the practical application of techniques resulting from the study of museo- logy, a science undergoing development.
Formerly and through its etymology, museography referred to the description of the contents of a museum. Just as a bibliography is one of the fundamental stages of scientific research, museography was devised as a way to facilitate the search for documentary sources of objects in order to develop their systematic study. This meaning endured throughout the 19th century and still continues today in some languages, in particular Russian.
Generally, there are five types of museums:
1) General museums
2) Natural history and Natural science museums
3) Science and Technology museums
4) History museums
5) Art museums
Each museum has its own specifications and stores various kinds of valuables and artifacts related to its type. The art museum has a collection of art scriptures or paintings which are valuable and of great historical value.
Science and Technology museums contain those valuables which have great importance in the field of science and technology like the ancient scientific devices, works and research reports by various scientists.