Museum Vocabulary

*mission statement docent preservation *curator artifact conservation *exhibit archives/archivist historian *primary source heritage philanthropy/philanthropist *secondary source deterioration culture *legacy document grant collection intern/internship donor institution protocol civilization documentation interpretation gallery humanities endowment label museum portrait oral history

Choose at least 10 words from the list to do the following:

1. Define, using the best and most appropriate definition. 2. Write a compound or complex sentence using the word in context to a museum. Label whether it’s compound or complex. 3. Categorize your word list. People

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