museología

See also: museologia

Spanish

Etymology

From museo (“museum”) +‎ -logía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /museoloˈxia/ [mu.se.o.loˈxi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: mu‧se‧o‧lo‧gí‧a

Noun

museología f (uncountable)

1. museology

Usage notes

• Though in English museography and museology are often used as synonyms, in Spanish museología (cognate with museology) refers to the study of museums and their impact in society and to the conservation and cataloging techniques employed at museums, whereas museografía (cognate with museography), refers specifically to the techniques and practices that have to do with the operation and upkeep of a museum.

Derived terms

• museológico
• museólogo

 

Related terms

• musa
• museo
• museografía
• música

 

Further reading

• “museología”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28