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 According to the museum, the event left Poiret in financial ruin and sped the closure of his business. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 20 June 2025 But the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a living history museum, bought the property in 1956 and turned the space into a parking lot. Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 Museum Expansion: The Frick Collection Arguably even more so than its uptown neighbor the Met, the Frick has always been the quintessential New York City museum. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 10 June 2025 Five weeks after its 2011 launch, the museum achieved its target annual visitorship of 150,000; it was named Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2017. News Desk, Artforum, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for museum
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Noun
  • Just like any room, a bathroom can have a gallery feel, says Andrews.
    Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
  • As the deliberations got underway, Combs faced his family and supporters in the courtroom gallery.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2025
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  • The exhibition includes very early designs made from decaying fabrics.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
  • Titled after the 1995 album by Orange County riot grrrl band Emily’s Sassy Lime, featured artists in the show, the exhibition takes youth–its awkwardness, radicality, resilience–as both theme and inspiration.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

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“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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