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Princess Ennigaldi built a museum in modern Iraq at the end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. A clay drum label found there dates to approximately 530 BCE and references the history of items within that collection.
The Louvre in Paris opened its doors in 1793 during the French Revolution, allowing free access to former royal collections. This institution allows visitors to view former royal collections without charge.
The International Council of Museums adopted a new definition of a museum in 2022 describing it as a not-for-profit institution serving society. This definition requires museums to be permanent, open to the public, and inclusive while operating ethically.
The Basque regional government spent about $100 million constructing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao which opened in 2015. That museum attracted over 1.1 million visitors in its opening year with 63% coming from outside Spain.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act enacted in 1990 requires U.S. museums to identify and return human remains to lineal descendants. The Human Tissue Act 2004 allows UK national museums to return human remains under certain conditions.