Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73not60
§102502 Definition of Museum Object
Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle I— National Park System › Chapter 1025— MUSEUMS › § 102502
Summary
Museum object means an item that is usually movable and that can join a museum, library, or archive through an official process (for example, accessioning). Examples include artifacts, art, books, documents, photos, and natural history specimens.
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Title 54, §102502
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In this chapter:
(1)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)The term “museum object” includes a prehistoric or historic artifact, work of art, book, document, photograph, or natural history specimen.
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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
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Apr 5, 2026
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