> - there's no rule that a museum is supposed
to be publicly owned. 
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010, William Donzelli wrote:
  I do not know about other states, but in New York -
yes, real
 incorporated museums are public, officially part of University of the
 State of New York, and must follow the Rules of the Regents. 
It's illegal there to start up an independent museum??