54 U.S.C. § 102502

Definition of museum object

In this chapter:

(1) In general.—

The term “museum object” means an object that—

(A)

typically is movable; and

(B)

is eligible to be, or is made part of, a museum, library, or archive collection through a formal procedure, such as accessioning.

(2) Inclusions.—

The term “museum object” includes a prehistoric or historic artifact, work of art, book, document, photograph, or natural history specimen.

( Pub. L. 113–287, § 3 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3157 .)