museum

noun

mu·se·um | \ myu̇-ˈzē-əm

Definition of museum

: an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value American Museum of Natural History also : a place where objects are exhibited an art museum

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a museum of natural history a trip to the Museum of Natural History

Recent Examples on the Web Hang him in a museum—the barman was a potbellied portrait of hear no evil. — Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021 Officers will collaborate with museum leadership, including art historian and curator Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, as guest curators. — Olivia Green, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2021 The collection eventually will be housed in a museum. — Fox News, 12 July 2021 The most valuable item in the museum is a wind-up Popeye toy, worth about $14,000. — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021 The painting has since been returned to its central place in the museum’s Thornton Portrait Gallery. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2021 And just like Princess Diana’s iconic wedding gown currently on display in a museum, this event provides yet another opportunity to revisit the Diana Era of the royal family and for fans and friends to pay their respects to her memory. — Elizabeth Loga, Glamour, 30 June 2021 Whatton performs his identification duties in the museum, not far from where visitors gaze at the Hope Diamond and size up the T. rex. — Washington Post, 29 June 2021 The stele was later found during a search of the collector's home in the Belgian province of Antwerp, and investigators confirmed that the missing fragment matched the one in the museum. — CNN, 22 June 2021

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“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/museum. Accessed 25 Jul. 2021.

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museum

noun

English Language Learners Definition of museum

: a building in which interesting and valuable things (such as paintings and sculptures or scientific or historical objects) are collected and shown to the public

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museum

noun

mu·se·um | \ myu̇-ˈzē-əm