museologiaan
Museologiaan is the Dutch term for the field of museology and for a professional trained in it. A museologiaan may work in museums, heritage institutions, or academic settings, and can be involved in research, policy, education, or management. The term encompasses both the theory of how museums operate and the practical activities necessary to care for and present cultural material.
The field studies how collections are acquired, documented, conserved, and interpreted, with the goal of making
Historically, museology emerged as a professional discipline in the 19th and 20th centuries, alongside the growth
Education and career paths for a museologiaan include museum studies, conservation, curatorial studies, registrarial work, and