as in gallery
a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed
a trip to the Museum of Natural History
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This teaching art museum in Claremont features contemporary and historic works of art.
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Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Sir John Soane’s museum represents the rare survival of a collection that was more like an early modern cabinet of curiosities—flamboyant, overflowing, full of anomalies—than a nineteenth-century institution.
—Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025
The items will eventually move to a new visitor center and museum, expected to open in 2027, with the collection center available for traveling exhibits.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Among the many guests at the Paris museum’s first Grand Fashion Dinner, the singer commanded attention in a dramatic ballgown.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
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Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Sir John Soane’s museum represents the rare survival of a collection that was more like an early modern cabinet of curiosities—flamboyant, overflowing, full of anomalies—than a nineteenth-century institution.
—Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025
The items will eventually move to a new visitor center and museum, expected to open in 2027, with the collection center available for traveling exhibits.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Among the many guests at the Paris museum’s first Grand Fashion Dinner, the singer commanded attention in a dramatic ballgown.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for museum
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“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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