ARC 304 CONSTITUTION & MGT OF MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Examen 2023

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1. a.

   Define museums as defined by ICOM, stating examples museum collections? (4 Mks)? b) Explain 4 different functions of museums? (8 mks) c) Discuss any 4 methods museums used in acquiring their objects? (8 Mks)

2. a.

   A museum’s prime responsibility is to maintain its collections and to do everything possible to delay the natural laws of deterioration. i) State and explain the different conservation methods practice by museums? (5 Mks) ii) Give reasons for preventive conservation of museum objects (7 Mks) iii) Elaborate on any four agents of deterioration that should be controlled in preventive conservation (8 Marks)