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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Recent Examples of museum
Family on the road Three museums in a day was ambitious.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
This museum covers the towns 250-year history, including its early days which earned it the name of 'Pot Town,' thanks to its importance in pottery and earthenware manufacturing.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
New York has Central Park, London has Hyde Park, and Mexico City has Chapultepec Park, a 1,700-acre plus space home to museums, botanical gardens, a large lake, and a zoo.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
General admission is $20, museum members pay $15.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
This museum covers the towns 250-year history, including its early days which earned it the name of 'Pot Town,' thanks to its importance in pottery and earthenware manufacturing.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
New York has Central Park, London has Hyde Park, and Mexico City has Chapultepec Park, a 1,700-acre plus space home to museums, botanical gardens, a large lake, and a zoo.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
General admission is $20, museum members pay $15.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum
Noun
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It’s mostly surrounded by embassies and law firms, not cafés or galleries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Despite strong critical support, it was allotted limited showtimes and minimal exhibition backing — a situation its makers came to see as emblematic of wider structural failures confronting Indian indie cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Important people speaking at exhibition openings will tell you that art is about communication.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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