museum piece

noun

Definition of museum piece

1 : something preserved in or suitable for a museum

2 : one that is out-of-date : a thing of the past

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Examples of museum piece in a Sentence

That old computer will soon be a museum piece.
that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece

Recent Examples of museum piece from the Web

With upgrades like custom stainless steel gas tanks, handlebars, and subframes, as well as handmade leather seats and handgrips, Eccles creates one-of-a-kind motorcycles that look like museum pieces but are meant to be ridden.

— scott christian, Esquire, "5 Stores That Specialize in One-of-a-Kind Objects for Men," 14 Sep. 2015
Mike Leach, coach of Washington State, is a genuine museum piece, at times outrageous, always disheveled.

— nick canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Four just not enough for college playoff; how about we go to 16?," 14 Oct. 2017
In addition to those two, other notable museum pieces from the Crawford include: a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing and a 1956 Lotus 11 Race Car.

— terry troy, cleveland.com, "Local GMC dealers embrace "Like a Pro"," 8 Oct. 2017
The owl, by an Asian street artist, has become as famous as any museum piece.

— The Economist, "Chic Greek graffitiHow angry street art is making Athens hip," 30 Sep. 2017

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