museum pieces

plural of museum piece
as in artifacts
something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

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Recent Examples of museum pieces Unlike the seven-figure museum pieces that preceded it in this list, the 765LT represents the accessible longtail—if $382,500-plus can be called accessible. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • The institution has over 120,000 artifacts in its collections.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The backstory takes visitors inside the Collector’s unorthodox collection of extraterrestrial artifacts and creatures.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Comets are among the most captivating wanderers of the solar system — icy relics from its earliest days that blaze across the sky with glowing tails and mysterious origins.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Not a house of relics, not a memorial.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cracker Barrel had plans to remodel its restaurant with a simpler layout, getting rid of some of the clutter, antiques and knickknacks the chain was known for.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • An experienced antiques dealer shares what not to do when hunting for secondhand treasures.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Museum pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20pieces. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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