54 U.S.C. § 102502
In this chapter:
- (1)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)The term “museum object” includes a prehistoric or historic artifact, work of art, book, document, photograph, or natural history specimen.