"Museums in the United States are grounded in the tradition of public service. They are organized as public trusts, holding their collections and information as a benefit for those they were established to serve...The museums of the future in this democratic land should be adapted to the needs of the mechanic, the factory operator, the day laborer, the salesman, and the clerk, as much as to those of the professional man and the man of leisure...In short, the public museum is, first of all, for the benefit of the public."
From Code of Ethics for Museums (http://www.aam-us.org/aamcoe.cfm) |
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