A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions, education, research, etc. This differentiates it from an archive or library, wh
Antique cuckoo clocks in the defunct Cuckooland Museum, which was a specialized museum in Tabley, England
A catalogue of the items in a collection using index cards
A collection of masks and textiles from different parts of the world displayed in the living room of the Robert Brady Museum, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Visual storage at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials, in any medium, or the physical facility in which they are located.
Shelved record boxes of an archive
Reading room of the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (Austrian State Archive), in the Erdberg district of Vienna (2006)
Charles Sturt University Regional Archives
Storage facility at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.