The Museum Act Article 5

Museums are categorized as follows:i. Public museums: established by the Central Government, Special municipal governments, city (county) governments, township (village, city) district offices, public juridical person, or public educational institutions.ii. Private museums: established through applications by natural persons or private juristic persons.Applications to establish private museums in item 2 of the preceding paragraph shall be submitted to the Special municipal, county (city) competent authorities. Application accreditation criteria, regulations and procedures relevant to the establishment, modification, closure, reporting, supervision, incentives, etc., shall be prescribed by the central competent authorities.Museums established before the implementation of this Act will be exempt from the application procedures in the preceding paragraph.Competent authorities shall conduct a census of unregistered institutions with museum potential in order to track and provide counsel to assist in their application for registration.Regulations regarding public museums outlined in Article IX and Article XIV shall apply solely to museums established by legal entity foundations receiving government funding.