Bureau of Museums and History
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The Bureau of Museums and History is a division of Pennsylvania’s state historical agency responsible for preserving, interpreting, and managing the Commonwealth’s museums, historical collections, and heritage programs.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency division
ⓘ
museum administration body ⓘ |
| activity |
collection management
ⓘ
exhibition curation ⓘ heritage interpretation ⓘ historical research support ⓘ public programming ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employerType | public employees ⓘ |
| employs |
collections managers
ⓘ
conservators ⓘ curators ⓘ heritage program administrators ⓘ historians ⓘ museum educators ⓘ |
| field |
cultural heritage management
ⓘ
historic preservation ⓘ museum studies ⓘ public history ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania budget
ⓘ
public funds ⓘ |
| governedBy | Pennsylvania state law ⓘ |
| hasScope |
state heritage programs
ⓘ
state museums in Pennsylvania ⓘ state-owned historical collections ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
to manage the Commonwealth’s museums and historical collections
ⓘ
to preserve and interpret the historical heritage of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| operatesInSector | public sector ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania state historical agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
care of Commonwealth museum collections
ⓘ
collections stewardship policies ⓘ exhibition development for state museums ⓘ interpretation of Pennsylvania history ⓘ management of heritage programs ⓘ management of state museums ⓘ preservation of state historical collections ⓘ public history education programs ⓘ statewide historical interpretation standards ⓘ |
| sector | state government ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
residents of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
visitors to Pennsylvania museums ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | nonprofit public agency ⓘ |
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