museum piece

Definition of museum piecenext
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 equipment inside is so old that replacement parts are occasionally purchased from owners of historic henequen machines otherwise on display as museum pieces. Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025 Instead, like in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, it will permanently be displayed as a museum piece. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025 Household items such as rugs and lamps, which themselves can be appreciated for their geometric order and symmetry, are placed in the gallery areas not as remote museum pieces but in some semblance of their practical uses. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025 More museum pieces refurbished & tested to send to the front. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for museum piece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for museum piece
Noun
  • Due to Tom’s disappearance, Claflin is largely absent outside of flashbacks that show the couple’s meet-cute in Jordan, where Alice was digging for artifacts and Tom distributed vaccines for a pro-refugee NGO called SOS Global.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Get a close look at more than 400 photos and 500 original artifacts from those who survived and died at the concentration camp.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Look for wrought iron, brass, or bronze versions via antiques dealers, Etsy, or eBay.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
  • While there, take a tour of the Copper Fox Distillery or shop for antiques at The Velvet Shoestring.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • If Multiverse of Madness was Raimi attempting to get weird in an era where superhero movies were too big, important, and established, Darkman is a relic of a time before there were really any sorts of expectations for the genre.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
  • If these reflections leave you feeling content and connected, then your relationship likely still has a beating heart—and isn’t just a relic of a time long ago.
    Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/museum%20piece. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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