A definition of museum

A building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical or artistic value.
From the Greek...Mouseion ' Shrine of the Muses'
www.thefreedictionary.com/museum accessed 18/11/2011
Shrine


A place of religious devotion or commemoration.
A place where devotion is paid to a deity.
The tomb of a saint or other venerated person.
A location where an important event is thought to have occurred.
A container or receptacle for sacred relics.
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Muse


Greek mythology, any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.
A guiding spirit.
A source of inspiration.
A poet.
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As a group we thought the idea of a 'Shrine to the Muses' would provide inspiration for the theme of our project.