Meanings
nounmuseology (countable and uncountable, plural museologies)
plural museologies
- countableuncountableThe design, organization, and management of museums.
Origin
Translations
Catalan museologia
- museologiadesign, organization and management of museums
Chinese Mandarin 博物館學 /博物馆学
- 博物館學 /博物馆学 (bówùguǎnxué)design, organization and management of museums
Finnish museologia, museotiede
- museologiadesign, organization and management of museums
- museotiededesign, organization and management of museums
Irish músaemeolaíocht
- músaemeolaíochtdesign, organization and management of museums
Italian museologia
- museologiadesign, organization and management of museums
Japanese 博物館学
- 博物館学 (hakubutsukangaku)design, organization and management of museums
Persian موزهشناسی
- موزهشناسیdesign, organization and management of museums
Portuguese museologia
- museologiadesign, organization and management of museums
Russian музееве́дение, музеоло́гия
- музееве́дение (muzejevédenije)design, organization and management of museums
- музеоло́гия (muzeológija)design, organization and management of museums
Tamil அருங்காட்சியகவியல்
- அருங்காட்சியகவியல் (aruṅkāṭciyakaviyal)design, organization and management of museums
Turkish müzeoloji, müzebilim
- müzeolojidesign, organization and management of museums
- müzebilimdesign, organization and management of museums
Vietnamese bảo tàng học
- bảo tàng họcdesign, organization and management of museums
Cite this entry
APA
museology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/museology
MLA
“museology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/museology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “museology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/museology.
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