Founded in 1910, the museum collects original and contemporary applications of traditional heritage.

The museum has collected some 2500 items from 18 Chinese provinces, but only 500 are on display.

The museum has collected authentic equipment from a former military installation.

The museum collects, preserves and presents material related to the city's history.

The museum collects and archives hundreds of contemporary works by Georgia artists.

In addition to the collection of old books, the museum also collects books printed from 1850 to the present day.

The museum will be collecting new and used children's books to give to a local charity.

Because museums cannot collect everything, each potential new addition must be carefully considered as to its appropriateness for a given museum's defined area of interest.

For more than 40 years the museum had collected valuable works of the craftsmen from the whole region.

Libraries, archives or museums collect and keep these things for studying history.