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Although this proposal has been voiced in Japan, there may be points useful to discuss in 'the West'; so I alert readers to the following collection of reports from a symposium:-
'Maps and Museums in the Age of Information Technologies (IT)' in: 'Geographical Review of Japan : English Edition' (Tokyo : Association of Japanese Geographers), October 2002, 75(12), 279-284, ISSN 0289-6001
The reports begin: "This symposium was organized by the Committee for Promotion of the Establishment of the National Museum for Map & GIS of the Association of Japanese Geographers.", and is signed by the organizing Committee (from 3 universities and one research institute). Reports are filed from Geographical Survey Institute, Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Dept, Heibonsha Cartographic Pub. Co., Univ. of Tokyo, Lake Biwa Res. Inst., National Museum of Japanese History, National Diet Library, and from Kokusai Kogyo Ltd
Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps [but not yet a museum], RGS-IBG)
http://www.rgs.org [see 'Collections'/'Unlocking the Archives']