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museum piece

noun

Definition of museum piece

as in artifact

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 piece The conventional wisdom often treats Japanese management as a museum piece. — Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 Those five Grand Sport examples, including a famous winner at Sebring International Raceway, are now seven-figure museum pieces. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026 The renovation preserves that legacy while layering in modern creature comforts, turning the property into a (functional) homage to mountain history rather than a museum piece. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026 The space has an arty feel, with jewelry on display in long counters under glass, like a lineup of glittery museum pieces or a precious collection of butterflies. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for museum piece

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English Heritage oversees some four hundred historic sites and monuments throughout England, including Stonehenge, Hadrian’s Wall, and the Westbury White Horse, as well as more than a million artifacts.

— News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Other artifacts and historic elements now hang on the walls and fill the historic hallways.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of artifact

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One relic from the 1960s was likely written when the couple worked under Theodor Geisel at Beginner Books.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
The theft of a relic of the Prophet Muhammad from the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, in Kashmir, in 1963 sets off riots in distant Khulna, Dhaka, and Calcutta.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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