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Synopsis This book is a smart attempt to explore the potentialities and possibilities of modern museum. The concept and knowledge about the museum was considerably developed during the 19th century A.D. while the museum movement has already been stated all over the world. As a result, a large number of museums are coming up as well as functioning well in our country for taking active part in development to build up the nation fast. It is an institution as the repository of collected materials for learning, enjoyment and to keep safe for new generations under a single roof, namely, the museum, naturally, a specialized knowledge regarding the museum in all aspects are required by means of a discipline known as museology. This book is a concise information about the students, research scholars, social scientists, anthropologists, archaeologists, museologists and other intellectuals as well. besides. This unique and knowledgeable presentation will open new vistas to the general readers in the field of conventional as well as non-conventional education. The book is composed with nine chapters covering theoretical and practical aspects of museology. Chapter-1 is covering basically the Concept of the Museum, which deals with the origin and history, modern concept, nature, and scope of the museum and modern museum movement in India. Chapter-2 deals with the Structure part of the Museum in details, especially in reference to the museum building and its lighting. Chapter-3 is covered the Functional part of the Museum in details in reference to the administration in all way, security measures and basic concepts about fakes and forgery including identification of gems and semi-precious stones. Chapter-4 is the Documentation measures taken by the museum, which is covering acquisition and identification of the specimens, record keeping and storage and its maintenance. Chapter-5 is discussed about the Display Mechanism in elaborate way, which covers different principles of display technique and preparation of exhibition materials. Chapter-6 is concentrated on the Presentation of the exhibits that is covering the museum display, factors responsible for preparation of reference material in different mediums. Chapter-7 is discusses with the Stabilizing Factors of Deterioration, which covers preservations, types of determination, climate condition and environment. Chapter –8 is mentioned elaborately the Stabilization of the Existing Status of the exhibits that is covering conservation in detail and practical exercises of the specimens of different mediums. Last chapter or Chapter –9 is a good discussion is detail about the Prospects of the Museum, which covers education and research in details. In Appendices are consisted with a list of essential chemicals and a list of museums in India which may be called as a precise museum directory of India. Al last the book is completed with a smart Bibliography. This book is a cute version of vast museology in a lucid manner for easy access to the world of museum.