Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110
§102502 Definition of Museum Object
Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1025 — MUSEUMS › § 102502
Summary
Defines a "museum object" as a movable item that is or can be formally added to a museum, library, or archive, and includes artifacts, works of art, books, documents, photographs, and natural history specimens.
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Title 54, §102502
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In this chapter:
(1)In general.—
The term “museum object” means an object that—
(A)typically is movable; and
(B)is eligible to be, or is made part of, a museum, library, or archive collection through a formal procedure, such as accessioning.
(2)Inclusions.—
The term “museum object” includes a prehistoric or historic artifact, work of art, book, document, photograph, or natural history specimen.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10250216 U.S.C. 18f–3(b).July 1, 1955, ch. 259, § 3(b), as added Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 804(b), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4188. The words “museum collections” are omitted as unnecessary.
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54 U.S.C. § 102502
Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110