Tag:tourism=museum

A museum is an institution which normally has exhibitions on scientific, historical, cultural topics, etc. Typically open to the public as a tourist attraction, museums may be more heavily involved in acquisitions, conservation or research.

How to Map

Set a node at the center of the feature or draw an area along its outline.

Tag it with tourism=museum.

Add name using name=* or use noname=yes to mark that object has no name.

Useful combination tags

• Address tag family can be used to specify an address
• opening_hours=*
• wheelchair=yes/wheelchair=limited/wheelchair=no
• Payment tag family can be used to specify how one may pay at this location
• wikipedia=*
• phone=*
• museum=* / subject=* - Type of museum regarding the exhibits, subject of the museum
• operator:type=* - the museum operator type (e.g. municipal, national, private)
• website=*
• operator=*
• building=museum - for buildings created as museums. For re-purposed buildings use building:use=museum.
  • if there are other POIs in the building, then it may be useful to specify a different tag, for example, building=civic/building:use=civic.

Similar Tags

• tourism=gallery - An art gallery. An institution holding art exhibitions (even if they have "museum" in the name).
• shop=antiques - A shop selling antiques. Occasionally these may have "museum" in the name, and present themselves as museums. If it is mostly just a shop, then shop=antiques is better.
• amenity=arts_centre - An arts centre. A venue where a variety of arts are performed or conducted.
• amenity=theatre - Place where live theatrical performances are held.

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