Museums are institutions dedicated to the collection, protection, curation, and care of various cultural, artistic, and/or historical artifacts deemed significant to our world. Most often created as public experiences for viewing and reflecting upon the many topics related to our shared human experiences, the most famous museums are typically located around the world within our major cities, with smaller museums appearing in other ancillary cities and towns. Museums are created with a large variety of types and audiences that popularly include children’s museums, art and design museums, history and natural history museums, science museums, and war and memorial museums. The following collections of elements and guides have been grouped together to better understand the many related aspects of museum design.