Definition of museumnext
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 Phillips’s Bowery show confronts the local-global conundrum head-on by organizing the most extensive exhibition about a single street ever installed at an art museum. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 Once the museum knows the status of each structure, that will then shape what is included in the master plan and the future of each building on its site. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The Cinémathèque Française, which owns the 1960 prop, declined the museum’s loan request. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Chase Robinson, the museum’s director, told the South China Morning Post. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for museum
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  • Classrooms, gallery spaces and support studios serving local dance, music and arts groups.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • View gallery - 12 images Replacing short car trips with an electric scooter is one of the quickest ways to trim daily commuting costs, avoid traffic congestion, and skip the search for parking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
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  • The exhibition is the international component of Second Harvest, an initiative from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Turkey and brewer Anadolu Efes in collaboration with MILKist Social Design Center.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Three years on, the atelier is now celebrating its 40th anniversary with a series of new exhibitions across India’s financial capital.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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