1. To select sites for the Museum and the divisions thereof and to provide for the erection, care and preservation of all property belonging to the Museum;

2. To appoint the Director of the Museum, and prescribe his duties and salary;

3. To prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Museum, including, but not limited to, the kinds and types of instruction and exhibits, and the making of plans for expansion from time to time of the Museum;

4. To employ planning consultants and architects in relation to establishment of the Museum and any expansions thereof;

5. To acquire by purchase, gift, loan or otherwise land necessary for establishment and expansion of the Museum, and exhibits and displays;

6. To enter into contracts for construction of physical facilities;

7. To adopt a seal; and

8. To charge for admission to the Museum, if deemed appropriate.