Inspiring conservation and understanding through art and culture
1. Museum Mission Statements Pamela L. Myers Executive Director Asheville Art Museum POB 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 USA www.ashevilleart.org September 2006 Romania David Teniers, 1647, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm Hapsburg , Prado
2. A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, and open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, material evidence of people and their environment. ICOM, 2001