The Blurring of the Boundaries: Merging the Definitions of Museums with Other Institutions

The link to this paper is provided below but the on-line version is not complete. For those wishing the complete text write to me at egurian@egurian.com.

The paper is available in the online publication:Heritage, museums and galleries: an introductory reader Ed. Gerard Corsane, 2005, ISBN: 978-0-415-28946-7 (paperback) 978-0-415-28945-0 (hardback), p. 71ff.  It is also available in Civilizing the Museum: the Collected Writings by Elaine Heumann Gurian.

 This is a paper about the blurring defintion of museums and their merging with other institutions.  The edges are becoming indestinct and I consider that a good thing.